Difference between revisions of "Introduction to VPH"
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The field of Public Health concerns the management of human health at the community level. This contrasts to other aspects of medicine where treatment is frequently focussed on the individual. Public Health often involves methods of disease prevention (e.g. vaccination, sanitation, etc.). | The field of Public Health concerns the management of human health at the community level. This contrasts to other aspects of medicine where treatment is frequently focussed on the individual. Public Health often involves methods of disease prevention (e.g. vaccination, sanitation, etc.). | ||
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Veterinary Public Health concerns all areas of Public Health that can be protected or improved by Veterinary Medicine. See [http://www.who.int/zoonoses/vph/en WHO-VPH] | Veterinary Public Health concerns all areas of Public Health that can be protected or improved by Veterinary Medicine. See [http://www.who.int/zoonoses/vph/en WHO-VPH] | ||
| − | Under this broad definition Veterinary Public Health could include almost all aspects of veterinary work from treating pets (as this people's "..mental & social well-being..") to farm animal veterinary work (as this | + | Under this broad definition Veterinary Public Health could include almost all aspects of veterinary work from treating pets (as this helps people's "..mental & social well-being..") to farm animal veterinary work (as this helps secure food production, essential to public health). |
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| + | Conventionally Veterinary Public Health as a topic covers the following areas: | ||
| + | =Food production & safety= | ||
| + | =zoonosis control= | ||
| + | =environmental contamination= | ||
| + | =The roles of animals in society= | ||
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What is Veterinary Public Health?
The field of Public Health concerns the management of human health at the community level. This contrasts to other aspects of medicine where treatment is frequently focussed on the individual. Public Health often involves methods of disease prevention (e.g. vaccination, sanitation, etc.).
Veterinary Public Health concerns all areas of Public Health that can be protected or improved by Veterinary Medicine. See WHO-VPH
Under this broad definition Veterinary Public Health could include almost all aspects of veterinary work from treating pets (as this helps people's "..mental & social well-being..") to farm animal veterinary work (as this helps secure food production, essential to public health).
Conventionally Veterinary Public Health as a topic covers the following areas: