title: Exploring the foundations of population health and preventive medicine as essential elements for veterinary education.
abstract: The evolution of preventive medicine and public health training in professional veterinary medicine curricula is documented. Most veterinary colleges in the US began with a single course in meat hygiene or public health, with a focus on food hygiene issues. These courses laid the foundation for modern veterinary preventive medicine and public health training for veterinary students. Most graduates of veterinary colleges today have extensive training in population health, preventive medicine, and zoonotic diseases.
authors.affiliation: BEHooper@verizon.net
authors.forename: Billy E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D011634:Public Health; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods