In this episode of VetaHumanz Live! we’ll hear from former Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Jerome Adams, about why it is so important for physicians and veterinarians to work together to help everyone stay healthy.
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How General Health went from growing up on a farm in rural Southern Maryland to becoming Surgeon General of the United States
- How humans, animals, and the environment are all connected through One Health
- About the United States Public Health Service Corp and why it’s so important for physicians, veterinarians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, engineers, and therapists to work together to protect our health.
- How Bella and other animals lower our stress levels and keep us healthy
- Where you can get and apply good science-based information and use it to protect the health of others like a superhero
- How to scale the positive things we’ve learned from experiencing the pandemic to prevent future health challenges
- About the importance of nutritional choices on health, including the ability to recover from COVID-19.
- How mistrust of the scientific community as a result of historical abuse, experimentation, and exploitation, as well as current inequities, continue to impact public health
- About listening to and alleviating concerns about vaccines and vaccination
- How to find a good, trustworthy source of information to answer your questions about health
- General Health’s strategy for finding a career you love
- What it’s like to be asked to be Surgeon General of the United States
- What General Health does for fun
- How to be inspired
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