VBSC 340Introduction to Human and Veterinary Public Health

3 credits · Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences · Penn State

This course introduces students to the history of human and veterinary public health, the structure of the human and veterinary public health system (CDC, FDA, and USDA) and the various sectors of veterinary and human public health practice, in order to gain an understanding of the complex factors that determine the health status of a human and animal populations. National, state, and local level practices will be analyzed, as well as the roles that law and government play in human and veterinary public's health. The course will simulate the students' interest in other public health course and program offerings.