Understanding and literacy about legislation by health authorities in the context of the Global Strategy for Food Safety

• Grant number: 24/10056-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2024
• End date: July 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Elke Stedefeldt
• Grantee: Amanda Oldemburgo Fernandes
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 23/10161-3 - Alignment of the Global Food Safety Strategy of the World Health Organization with the National Health Surveillance System in Brazil: strengthening of the health authorities and the regulated food sector, AP.PP

Abstract

In order to meet the demand aimed at mitigating Waterborne and Foodborne Diseases (DTHA), presented by the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS) to the Federal University of São Paulo, the need to strengthen the technical training of health authorities was verified. of the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS) in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of food aligned with the Global Strategy for Food Safety, with the development of an EAD course for SNVS health authorities. Good Manufacturing Practices are understood as standards and procedures that aim to meet a certain standard of identity and quality of a product or service (RDC 275/2002). The project is based on the principles of the Global Strategy for Food Safety, which are: evidence-based, people-focused, cost-effective and forward-looking. It is aligned with Strategic Priority 1: Strengthen national food control systems and Strategic Objective 1.5: Strengthen food monitoring and surveillance programs. The scholarship holder will participate in the development and implementation of the pilot of the EAD course on GMP from a risk perspective (Product 5) and will develop his master's thesis, using data collected during the process, in which he will identify the socioeconomic and demographic profile of the health authorities of the SNVS, as well as your understanding of the course content and regulatory literacy. The Product 5 development process will be supported by Artificial Intelligence and will last 12 months. In the following months, in addition to the dissertation, the scholarship holder will participate in scientific events and publish scientific articles on the topic.