Craig Hedberg is an Epidemiologist and Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health (SPH). He serves as the Co- Director for the MN Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence.
Dr. Hedberg promotes public health surveillance as a prerequisite for effective food control. Prior to joining the SPH faculty in 1999, Dr. Hedberg had 15 years of applied experienceconducting surveillance for foodborne, vectorborne, and zoonotic diseases at the Minnesota Departmentof Health where he developed several innovative approaches to improving foodborne illness surveillance
and outbreak investigation.)