An interprofessional role for veterinary medicine in human health promotion and disease prevention.
In the past, veterinarians have participated in interprofessional collaboration to support the health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives described in the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Healthy People 2010. Such projects have resulted from collaboration resulting from a writing competition, the DHHS's Secretary's Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Secretary's Award). The Secretary's Award, which interfaces with Healthy People 2010, has been effectively used as a means of training community-responsive veterinary students in a variety of interprofessional collaborations. All future health care professionals should be trained in innovative interprofessional problem solving, the 'art of thinking outside the box', and the importance of responsiveness to the needs of the community. These health professional students' collaborative efforts are vital for the continual improvement of any nation's health care system in the 21st century.
Hendrix
Charles M
CM
Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849-5519, USA. hendrcm@vetmed.auburn.edu
McClelland
Catherine L
CL
Thompson
Isabelle
I
Maccabe
Andrew T
AT
Hendrix
Charlotte R
CR
D001363:Awards and Prizes; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000193:education*; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; D014956:Writing