What is veterinary public health (VPH)?
All veterinarians contribute to public health, whether through caring for companion animals, ensuring the health of food animals, or conducting research and teaching. Veterinarians can have a much larger impact on human health, however, by specializing in veterinary public health. Those who specialize in VPH strive to reduce human exposure to hazards and diseases that arise from animals, both domestic and wild. VPH professionals work to control and eradicate zoonoses, including new and re-emerging diseases, protect the food supply from food-borne pathogens and bioterrorism, and educating the public.
