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Impact of Education on Food Safety   Impact of Education on Food Safety  Knowledge and Behavior among Low‐ Knowledge and Behavior among Low‐ Income English‐and Spanish‐speaking   Income English‐and Spanish‐speaking  Pregnant Women Pregnant Women Pat Kendall, Susan Baker, Robert Scharff, Pat Kendall, Susan Baker, Robert Scharff, Jeff LeJune, John Sofos, and Lydia Medeiros Jeff LeJune, John Sofos, and Lydia Medeiros USDA, NIFSI Grant Project #OH00995‐SS Introduction Introduction 9During pregnancy,  a woman’s body undergoes  hormonal changes that naturally suppress the  immune system to prevent spontaneous abortion.                 9Changes cause pregnant women and fetuses to              become more susceptible to intracellular pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes. 9Pregnant women 17 times more likely than the                           general population to contract listeriosis.             9Latina women/infants have 12 times higher           incidence of listeriosis compared to non‐Latina counterparts.   Objectives Objectives 9Implement educational intervention based on two sets of  curricula:   • Traditional EFNEP classes  + pregnancy             information for  control group.  • Traditional EFNEP classes  + pregnancy            information  + 2.5 hours food safety                information for intervention group.