Data Trends and Knowledge Translation

Strategies

Gagan Babra, Michelle Ng, and Gregory Kujbida

Region of Peel

Foodborne Illness

in Peel

Objective

To share our process collecting, analyzing

and disseminating data on enteric illness in

Peel over the past 10 years– particularly

foodborne

Outline

• Background

• Development of the report

• Key Findings

• Knowledge Translation

The Team & Process

• Multidisciplinary Steering Committee

and Project Team

• Project Charter

• Table of Contents development

• Facilitated data discussions

Report Structure1. What do we know?

2. How big is the problem?

3. What are the health impacts?

4. Where are people at risk?

5. Where do we go from here?

What do we know?

How big is the problem?

Reported

211

Modelled

5,743

Campylobacteriosis

What are the

health impacts?

Where are people at risk?

https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/images/food-production-chain-650px.jpg

Where are people at risk?

Inspections with at least one critical

infraction

HIGH RISK

PREMISE

MEDIUM RISK

PREMISE

LOW RISK

PREMISE

42% 28% 15%

Where do we

go from here?

Knowledge Translation (KT) Strategy Divisional Staff Level

1.Technical Report• Audience: decision makers in the Health Protection

Division

• Purpose: to report on Peel Region’s food borne

illness data and trends

• Format: 40 page comprehensive report

• Content: incidence rates of foodborne illnesses as

well as trends

2. Focus testing Survey and focus group discussions

• Audience: Health Protection staff (representative sample)

• Purpose: to ensure data are presented in a clear, meaningful way

• Survey content: familiarity, understanding and application of

statistical terminology

3. Divisional Presentation• Audience: Staff of Health Protection Division

• Objective: to launch the technical report to the

division and preview the content of the “Count me

In” sessions

• Format: Presentation by Michelle, Gagan and Greg

• Content: High level report purpose and findings and

how this project reflects Peel’s End-to-End approach

4. “Count Me In” Sessions• Audience: PHIs, managers/supervisors, specialists the HP division

• Objectives:

– Increase comfort level of reading and interpreting data

– Improve understanding and interpretation of enteric illness data

• Format: Small group training sessions

• Content: Engage staff in understanding data using examples of data from report

• Evaluation: Online survey to assess success of these training sessions

5. Infographic•Audience: Internal and

external stakeholders

•Objective: to convey key

messages of the findings

•Format: 1 page visual

•Content: Key

messages/trends of the FBI

data

Other Stakeholders• Other divisions including Family Health

• External local stakeholders such as:

– Schools/daycares

– Travel clinics

– Physicians/hospitals/long-term care

– Food premise operators

– General public, etc.

Questions??

Thank you!