This looks VERY useful. Do you mind if I share this with a friend in the extension service in Indiana? It appears to be public information, but I wanted to double check.
Thanks, Melanie
Resource Management Officer
Influenza Coordination Unit
Notified 25 people
Abbey Canon
Hi Melanie! Yes! PLEASE share!! I’ll forward you the e-mail announcement so it’s a better format. We also have a password protected area for club leaders and FFA advisors, so I will include that. Thanks!
Abbey Canon, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM Center for Food Security and Public Health 2170 College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University acanon@iastate.edu<mailto:acanon@iastate.edu> Office: (515) 294-2035 Cell: (515) 571-2738
Hi Melanie! Below is an announcement to the course, and attached is an introductory letter for advisors or club leaders as well as a press release.
Please note - we have created a password protected area for club leaders and ag educators if they wish to incorporate this material into their classrooms. Please share the password with them, but if you would like to share more broadly, please remove the password from this e-mail. Password: yiagpass
Thank you! Abbey Canon, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM Center for Food Security and Public Health Iowa State University acanon@iastate.edu<mailto:acanon@iastate.edu> Office: (515) 294-2035
Raising and showing livestock help youth develop responsibility, learn good sportsmanship, and gain confidence. While raising and showing animals have an overall positive impact on youth and the community, there are many animal diseases that can be spread between people and animals, especially when people have close contact with animals. Several animal related disease outbreaks, such as variant influenza A virus of swine (H3N2v) and enteric disease outbreaks caused by pathogens such as E. coli, have been associated with fairs in recent years. In many instances, these events resulted in severe illness in youth. Youth livestock projects can also present disease transmission risks to animals due to the comingling of various animals and animal species from different locations.
Understanding disease risks and preventive measures is critical to reduce the occurrence of zoonotic diseases among youth associated with animal agriculture. Awareness of these risks can help youth to understand the importance of disease prevention for themselves, their animals, and the public.
The Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists created an online course to teach youth about zoonotic diseases, "Excellence in Exhibition: Preventing Disease in Animals and People". Targeted at youth aged 13-18 years, the free online course is meant to encourage showmanship and animal involvement while keeping both animals and humans safe and healthy.
More information about the course can be found in the attached letter.
Thank you, Abbey! I will happily share this with Indiana. I hope they jump on it. One of the things that I love about the Extension Service is the willingness to share.
This looks VERY useful. Do you mind if I share this with a friend in the extension service in Indiana? It appears to be public information, but I wanted to double check.
Thanks,
Melanie
Resource Management Officer
Yes! PLEASE share!! I’ll forward you the e-mail announcement so it’s a better format. We also have a password protected area for club leaders and FFA advisors, so I will include that.
Thanks!
Abbey Canon, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM
Center for Food Security and Public Health
2170 College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
acanon@iastate.edu<mailto:acanon@iastate.edu>
Office: (515) 294-2035
Cell: (515) 571-2738
www.cfsph.iastate.edu<http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/>
Below is an announcement to the course, and attached is an introductory letter for advisors or club leaders as well as a press release.
Please note - we have created a password protected area for club leaders and ag educators if they wish to incorporate this material into their classrooms. Please share the password with them, but if you would like to share more broadly, please remove the password from this e-mail.
Password: yiagpass
Thank you!
Abbey Canon, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM
Center for Food Security and Public Health
Iowa State University
acanon@iastate.edu<mailto:acanon@iastate.edu>
Office: (515) 294-2035
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Excellence in Exhibition:
Preventing Disease in Animals and People
A Free Online Course for Youth in Animal Agriculture
http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/YouthInAg/
Raising and showing livestock help youth develop responsibility, learn good sportsmanship, and gain confidence. While raising and showing animals have an overall positive impact on youth and the community, there are many animal diseases that can be spread between people and animals, especially when people have close contact with animals. Several animal related disease outbreaks, such as variant influenza A virus of swine (H3N2v) and enteric disease outbreaks caused by pathogens such as E. coli, have been associated with fairs in recent years. In many instances, these events resulted in severe illness in youth. Youth livestock projects can also present disease transmission risks to animals due to the comingling of various animals and animal species from different locations.
Understanding disease risks and preventive measures is critical to reduce the occurrence of zoonotic diseases among youth associated with animal agriculture. Awareness of these risks can help youth to understand the importance of disease prevention for themselves, their animals, and the public.
The Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists created an online course to teach youth about zoonotic diseases, "Excellence in Exhibition: Preventing Disease in Animals and People". Targeted at youth aged 13-18 years, the free online course is meant to encourage showmanship and animal involvement while keeping both animals and humans safe and healthy.
More information about the course can be found in the attached letter.
Bring Home the Blue, not the Flu!
For more information:
YouthInAg@iastate.edu<mailto:YouthInAg@iastate.edu>
Take the course:
http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/YouthInAg/
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Best,
Melanie