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Protecting Animal and Public Health: Homeland Security and the Federal Veterinarian Workforce, Testimony of Dr. Gerald W. Parker
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Title: Protecting Animal and Public Health: Homeland Security and the Federal Veterinarian Workforce, Testimony of Dr. Gerald W. Parker
Date: February 26, 2009
Author: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Institution: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
Bibliographic Entry: “Protecting Animal and Public Health: Homeland Security and the Federal Veterinarian Workforce.” February 26, 2009. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Witness testimony of Dr. Gerald W. Parker
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=c34dd856-a58a-4ab8-9588-258131fd817a (Accessed March 10,2009)
Electronic Link: http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/_files/TestimonyParker20090226.pdf
Key Words: veterinarians, veterinary workforce, FDA, veterinary medicine, laboratory animal medicine, CDC, animal and public health, NIH, disease surveillance, public health training, animal-related resources, animal care
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions: Dr. Gerald W. Parker’s testimony summarized the roles and responsibilities of veterinarians at different government agencies. At the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), veterinarians ensure the safety of drugs, biologics, devices and foods. The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at the FDA employs the majority of FDA’s veterinarians. Veterinarians at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must have broad specialization in laboratory animal medicine and veterinary pathology. Veterinarians at CDC work to identify, prevent and control public health threats through applied epidemiology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, technical assistance and consultation, surveillance, field and clinical investigations, and human-animal interface research. They support public health training and activities among State, local, territorial, tribal and global health programs. Veterinarians at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) provide and/or coordinate Federal veterinary medical, public health and/or other animal-related resources to supplement local and State animal care needs.
Name of Researcher: Ashanti Z. Corey
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: April 2, 2009