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A One Medicine Approach to Pesticides December 12, 2013 Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center | Durham, North Carolina Pesticides from All Sides: A conference for physicians, nurses, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, public health professionals, environmental health specialists, agriculture professionals, wildlife professionals, and federal, military, state and local government partners. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services host the One Medicine Symposium to educate and provide attendees with information and take-home tools that will improve collaboration across professional disciplines and enhance preparedness for natural and man-made disasters or infectious disease outbreaks.   “The Tenth “One Medicine” Symposium “Pesticides from All Sides: A One Medicine Approach to Pesticides” will be held on December 12, 2013 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, NC. This year, the program will focus  on the history, regulation, current uses, and impact of pesticides related to human, animal, and environmental health. The program is designed to encourage human, animal,and environmental health professionals to come together to improve awareness and understanding  of the topics from a One Medicine perspective and to foster objective, intellectual discussion across disciplines.   Previous attendees have included physicians, nurses, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, public health professionals, emergency managers, environmental health professionals, wildlife professionals, as well as federal, state, military, and local government partners. Registration fee is $50. For registration and information visit http://www.onemedicinenc.org.”   Provided by:   Anna Allen, DVM Public Health Liaison Veterinarian NCDA&CS - Emergency Programs Division 919-807-4340 (office) 919-745-9608 (work cell)