Veterinary Medicine and Public Health Practice
Veterinarians and Environmental Health Practitioners: Partners in Prevention [PDF - 371 KB] – reintroduces the important emerging professional partnership between veterinary medicine and environmental public health. This is one in a series of monthly Environmental Health Services Branch columns in the Journal of Environmental Health.
Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated With Animals in Public Settings, 2009 – provides recommendations for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue staff, animal exhibitors, visitors to animal venues, physicians, and others concerned with minimizing risks associated with animals in public settings
Links to Information from outside CDC
American Veterinary Medical Association
- One Health: A New Professional Imperative – the importance of better understanding and addressing contemporary health issues created by the convergence of human, animal, and environmental domains
- Task Force to Study One Health Initiative – charged with articulating a vision of one health that will enhance the integration of animal, human, and environmental health for the mutual benefit of all
NEW!
Community Pet Preparedness Toolkit
(U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
– resources on how to stay current on local pet disaster plans, policies, and procedures
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