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“... The public health program’s position within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has proven beneficial for Spivey, she said, particularly the emphasis on One Health, the philosophy that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked.

“The public health program being in the vet school, I think, gave me a lot of leverage in my job,” Spivey said “A couple months after I had started at USAID, the agency released a position statement on its dedication to One Health, which is a big thing in the vet school, the link between animal health and human health. The fact that we've hired more veterinarians and I’m working directly with veterinarians on outbreak responses, my studies in the vet school gave me a lot of really good experience that I use for my job pretty much daily.”  ...”

SEE: Virginia Tech public health alumna fills critical role in disease outbreak response | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/01/vetmed-alumna-highlight.html

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