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TABLE 2: STATE PRODUCED PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS



State Material type Producers
Alabama Public service announcements Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama Pamphlets Auburn Sea Grant
Florida Pamphlets University of Florida, Aquatic Food Products Program (prior to availability of FDA, CDC and ISSC materials)
Florida Raw Oysters and Vibrio vulnificus,, Information for Florida Restaurants and Consumers (brochure) Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Florida Pearls of Wisdom for Oyster Lovers (folder) Produced by the Pasco County Health Department and used for educational activities in all 67 Florida Counties
Florida Vibrio vulnificus: Not a Pearl You Want to Find (video) Two hour video produced by the Florida Department of Health and the National Laboratory Training Network and used statewide to train laboratory, epidemiology and environmental health professionals.
Louisiana Vibrio vulnificus: A Health Alert (brochure) Cooperative effort of the Epidemiology Section, Office of Public Health, Department of Health and Hospitals; the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, and the Seafood Technology Section, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, Louisiana State University.
Louisiana Vibrio vulnificus: A Warning Same as above
Mississippi "Mississippi Oyster Seafood Safety" and "Gone Oystering" (brochures) Produced by the Department of Marine Resources and distributed to the Mississippi Restaurant Association, MS State Department of Health, local health care providers, at public events such as Fishing Rodeo, outdoor shows, boat shows, health fairs, etc.
Mississippi Public Service Announcements Will use/ distribute ISSC Public Service Announcement once it is provided; Department of Marine Resources is exploring the possibility of producing its own public service anouncements.