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The Center for One Health Illinois at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana is planning a lecture series in the spring of 2013 to bring awareness to issues with human, animal, and environmental dimensions.
Four lectures are planned, two of which will be offered in the Chicago area as well as in Urbana. The two-hour events will consist of brief presentations from 4-5 panelists in the first hour, followed by questions and discussion with the audience.
Of Pugs, Pigs, and Pandas: Animal Welfare at Home, Farm, Lab, and Zoo
 May 21, 2013, Urbana, IL
May 22, 2013, Brookfield, IL
This session will cover various animal welfare topics for livestock, research animals, companion, and zoo animals.
Speakers and Topics
Dr. Mark Ernst, State Veterinarian, Illinois Department of Agriculture: State regulatory issues
Dr. Janeen Salak-Johnson, University of Illinois College of ACES: Livestock welfare issues
Dr. Sheilah Robertson and Dr. Emily Patterson-Kane, American Veterinary Medical Association
Dr. Tom Meehan, Veterinarian, Brookfield Zoo: Zoo animal welfare
Dr. Vickie Jarrell, University of Illinois College of ACES: Research animal welfare issues |
The Raw Facts: Food Fads, Fears, Fables, and Safety
 April 16, 2013,The College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL
April 17, 2013, Brookfield, IL
This session will cover raw diets for people and pets, unpasteurized dairy products, and food safety regulations.
Speakers and Topics
Dr. Michael Miller, University of Illinois Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition: Nutrition and safety outbreaks
Steve DiVincenzo, Dairy Program Manager/Director, Illinois Department of Public Health: Laws and Safety
Dr. Jen Burton, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Benefits of Raw foods
Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Epidemiology of dairy
> Watch the 360 lecture capture of this presentation |
Health Risk or Hype: Emerging Diseases You Should Care About
 March 7, 2013,The College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue,
Urbana, IL
This session will cover risks associated with tick-borne diseases, Hanta virus, West Nile virus, whooping cough, tularemia, plague, antimicrobial resistance, and include a presentation of science and health info and how it's portrayed in the media.
Speakers and Topics
Dr. Robert Palinkas, University of Illinois McKinley Health Center: International infectious disease threats
Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Tularemia, plague, and SARS like viruses
Dr. Christine Hoang, Assistant Director of the Division of Scientific Activities, American Veterinary Medical Association: Antimicrobial resistance
Dr. John Wirtz, University of Illinois College of Media: How outbreaks are portrayed in the media
> Watch the 360 lecture capture of this presentation |
Marijuana, Monsters, and Milk: Public Health Perspectives
 January 24, The College of Veterinary Medicine, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL
This session will cover a range of topics including marijuana legalization, energy ("monster") drinks, antimicrobials in milk and meat, bottled water, vaccinations, and cell phones.
Speakers and Topics
Dan Linn, Executive Director, Illinois NORML: Marijuana Research and Policy
Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Energy (“monster”) drinks and heart diseases, cell phones and cancer studies
Awais Vaid, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District: Vaccination safety, rabies, and gastroenteritis
Dr. Jack Herrmann, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Antimicrobials in milk and meat, safety of bottled water, hand sanitizers
> Watch the 360 lecture capture of this presentation |
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Locations
Urbana sessions will be held at the Veterinary Medicine Basic Sciences Building at 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL.
Chicago sessions will be held at the Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513
Enter through the south entrance, by the high school, and proceed to the Discovery Center.
Full directions are available for download here.
Time
Sessions will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Registration
Please note that no registration is required. We encourage you to join us for these events and bring a friend.
Sponsored by:
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
Global Health Initiative
Illinois Natural History Survey
McKinley Health Center
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