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Using the One Health Approach to Reduce the Cost of Pet Care and Maximize the Health Benefits of Pets

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1 CE Hour On Demand
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Description

This presentation explores the One Health approach to address the challenges low-income pet owners face in caring for their pets. By reflecting on lessons learned in Northeast Ohio, it highlights how communities can work together to create resources that support the health and well-being of both people and their pets, ultimately preserving the positive bonds between them and minimizing the financial and emotional burden of pet care.

Target Audience
  • • Social Worker
  • • Counselor
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to enlighten attendees about the impact of pets on low-income dog and cat owners.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe at least 4 challenges low-income and other vulnerable populations face in caring for their pets.

  • Explain at least 3 lessons learned in Northeast Ohio to support low-income pet owners and vulnerable populations

  • Give at least 3 examples of how these efforts can work in your community.

References

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  • Applebaum JW, MacLean EL, McDonald SE. Love, fear, and the human-animal bond: On adversity and multispecies relationships. Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2021 Aug;7:100071. doi: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100071. Epub 2021 Jul 7. Erratum in: Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol. 2022 Jan 20;9:100112. PMID: 34485952; PMCID: PMC8415490.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (No date) One Health Basics. [Online] [Accessed March 31, 2024] https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/index.html

  • Häsler B, Gilbert W, Jones BA, Pfeiffer DU, Rushton J, Otte MJ. The economic value of One Health in relation to the mitigation of zoonotic disease risks. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2013;365:127-51. doi: 10.1007/82_2012_239. PMID: 24264885; PMCID: PMC7120618.

  • Zhang, XX., Liu, JS., Han, LF. et al. Towards a global One Health index: a potential assessment tool for One Health performance. Infect Dis Poverty 11, 57 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-022-00979-9

  • One Health Clinic. (No date) Homepage. [Online] [Accessed March 31, 2024] https://www.onehealthclinic.org/

  • AlignCare. (No date) Homepage. [Online] [Accessed March 31, 2024] https://www.aligncarehealth.org/main

  • American Pet Products Association. (no date) P et Industry Market Size, Trends & Ownership Statistics. [Online] [Accessed 3/31/2024] https://www.americanpetproducts.org/news/News-Public-Relations/pet-industry-market-size-trends-ownership-statistics

  • My Dog is My Home. (No date) Homepage. [Online] [Accessed March 31, 2024] https://www.mydogismyhome.org/

  • US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (No date) Poverty. [Online] [Accessed 3/31/2024] https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health/literature-summaries/poverty

General
Social Worker

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 General continuing education credits.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Counselor

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Marriage & Family Therapist

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by International Association of Veterinary Social Work . There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
Using the One Health Approach to Reduce the Cost of Pet Care and Maximize the Health Benefits of Pets
Anna M. van Heeckeren, DVM, MS

Dr. Anna M. van Heeckeren is a veterinarian with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology from the University of Michigan and two degrees from The Ohio State University; a Master of Science (MS) in molecular genetics and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). She was involved in cystic fibrosis research at Case Western Reserve University from 1993 to 2008, where she published nearly 25 peer-reviewed manuscripts and was a sought-after speaker. In 2008, she became the Founder, President & CEO of 501(c)(3) nonprofit One Health Organization. In this role, she leads the vision of the organization working to increase access to veterinary care for people living with dogs and cats in Northeast Ohio. She publishes blogs and other materials about the benefits and challenges of living with dogs and cats. 

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