H5N1 Avian Influenza has broken all the rules and now impacts dairy production and dairy workers in addition to poultry. This presentation will provide an update on what we know about this virus, what harm prevention and health promotion activities exist (or could exist) to support impacted producers and workers, and what barriers stand in the way of occupational and Total Worker Health efforts.
By the end of this activity, learners will be able to:
Describe the biology and epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 Influenza A) in the United States and globally
Evaluate current occupational and Total Worker Health strategies for workers in the dairy and poultry value chain
Meghan F. Davis, DVM, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Director in Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH). She directs the Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health Center in Mental Health, which takes a holistic approach to the health and well-being of workers, particularly frontline workers in agriculture, healthcare, and service sectors. She received her D.V.M. from the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2000, and her M.P.H. and Ph.D. from BSPH in 2008 and 2012, respectively. Prior to her faculty career, she has over a decade of experience in veterinary medicine, including dairy practice. She recently served on the NASEM Planning Committee for a workshop on Potential Reserach Priorities to Inform Readiness and Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1). Her research is grounded in One Health efforts that promote transdisciplinary, systems-thinking efforts towards improved human health, animal health and environmental health.
The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12983, for 1.0 contact hour.
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In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.
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If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Will Bellamy at (510) 642-8365 or wbellamy@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
The California Labor Lab is a collaboration among investigators at UCSF, UC Berkeley, and the California Department of Public Health. The Lab is housed at the Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. Our mission is to extend the pursuit of health and safety for workers in traditional employment to those in a wide range of alternative arrangements in partnership with affected communities.
