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UT College of Veterinary Medicine > Departments > Public Health and Outreach

Public Health and Outreach

Public Health and Outreach

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Key missions of this section are teaching, performing research and conducting outreach activities that promote and enhance the health of animals, humans and their shared environment. 

 

PUBLIC HEALTH

Veterinary public health focuses its teaching and research on various aspects of One Health, the link between human, animal and ecosystem health.  Public health practitioners play an integral role in food safety, disease prevention in both humans and animals, and the promotion of the human animal bond.  Faculty are responsible for teaching as well as advising students in the professional DVM program, the MPH (veterinary public health concentration)program, and the CEM program.

 

OUTREACH

Veterinary Social Work Services

This One Health program unites veterinary medicine and social work.  The UT Veterinary Social Work program offers direct service and education for clients and professionals alike.  

We focus on animal-related grief and bereavement, the link between human and animal violence, animal assisted interactions, and compassion fatigue and conflict management.

Contact us by phone (865-755-8839) or email vetsocialwork@utk.edu.  

 

Human Animal Bond in Tennessee (HABIT)

HABIT is a non-profit outreach program that promotes the benefits of the human-animal bond through animal-assisted interactions in facilities throughout east TN.  Volunteer teams of a human and a dog visit nursing homes, elementary schools, outpatient care centers, and rehabilitation centers just to name a few.  HABIT is also actively involved in evaluating the effects of animal-assisted interaction on the health and happiness of both the humans and dogs involved.    


Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness (CAFSP)

We are dedicated to protecting and enhancing public health, food safety and agriculture through investigation and research. We provide high quality educational and training programs. CAFSP combines the expertise of University of Tennessee faculty, other research institutions, and experts across the country to address current issues in food defense, food safety, foreign animal diseases, emergency preparedness, public health, and more. CAFSP serves as a focal point for key national initiatives to protect agriculture, the food supply and public health and to promote safer food production and processing practices. CAFSP receives major funding from the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence.

 

TN Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence

Under the authority of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Tennessee State Health Department and the University of Tennessee comprise this COE, which identifies and evaluates best practices for foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigation then shares this knowledge with others.  Dr. Thompson is a Co-Director of the COE.

 

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