Physical Health Outcomes of a Community Dog Walking Program: Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound

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Benefits of the human-animal interaction

Tuesday, November 18, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Oral

Moderator:

Thomas Doker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, CPH

12:30pm

Making the link: Training veterinary professionals to recognise and respond to human and animal victims of domestic abuse
Dr Christine Goodall, BDS (Hons), BSc (Hons), FHEA, FDS (OS) RCPSGlasg, Hon MFPH, PhD, Prof Peter D. Donnelly, MD MPH MBA FRCP FFPH, Paula Boyden, BVetMed MRCVS, Libby Anderson, MA (Hons) LLB and Dr Freda Scott-Park, BVM&S PhD Hon DVM&S MRCVS

12:50pm

Prison inmate—animal bond: Outcomes of offenders training shelter dogs
Hayley Yaglom, MS, MPH, Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN FAAN, FNAP and George Lombardi

1:10pm

Human, Dog, and Ecology: Ancient Dogs Speak
Dennis Lawler, DVM

1:30pm

Physical Health Outcomes of a Community Dog Walking Program: Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound
Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN FAAN, FNAP and Jessica Bibbo

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Veterinary Public Health
Endorsed by: Public Health Nursing, American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)