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Overview of Public Health
Public Health Practitioners:
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Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs):
Role of the Veterinarian in Public Health/One Health
Diagnosis, Surveillance, Epidemiology, Control, Prevention, and Elimination of Zoonotic Diseases:
Management of Health Aspects of Laboratory Animal Facilities and Diagnostic Laboratories:
Biomedical Research:
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Basic Principles of Epidemiology
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Disease Outbreak Investigation
Basics of Food Safety
Foodborne Pathogen Requirements
Food Processing and Preservation
Incidence and Impact of Foodborne Diseases
Factors in Emerging Foodborne Illness Trends
Human Demographics and Behavior:
Technologies Within the Food Industry:
International Travel and Commerce:
Microbial Adaptation:
Economic Development and Land Use:
Lack of Food Safety Education:
Role of Food Animal Veterinarians in Control of Foodborne Pathogens
Food Safety Regulation
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Primary Sources of State Public Health Authority
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Homeland Security Act of 2002:
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988:
National Emergencies Act:
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) of 1996:
Public Health Service Act:
Executive Order 13295 (Amended): Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases:
Interstate Quarantine (42 CFR, Part 70):
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006:
Social Security Act: Authority to Waive Requirements During National Emergencies:
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005:
Emergency Use Authorization:
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013:
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997:
Posse Comitatus Act of 1878:
Insurrection Act of 1807:
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