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Our Purpose

We work to

• Increase awareness of bioterrorism, agroterrorism, foreign
  animal diseases, and zoonotic diseases
• Provide tools on biological risk management
• Assist local and state governments to prepare for animal emergencies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided a three year grant (July 2002 – June 2005) for almost $3 million to establish the Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Increase Awareness
The CFSPH has worked to increase awareness of bioterrorism, agroterrorism and foreign animal diseases among veterinarians, farmers, medical personnel and the general public. CFSPH staff developed a comprehensive set of fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, and handouts on important diseases which can be found here: www.cfsph.iastate.edu/DiseaseInfo. This information was distributed nationwide through a Train-the-Trainer program partnering with state veterinary medical associations, the Cooperative Extension Service, universities, and federal agencies to recruit trainers. As of March 1, 2006, our trainers have given over 870 presentations in 47 states to 35,600 individuals.

Provide Tools
Since February 2004 the CFSPH has been developing biological risk management tools. Individuals can use these tools to better protect animals (and humans in the case of zoonotic diseases) from infectious diseases. These materials focus on the route of disease transmission and provide practical disease management strategies. The CFSPH is working to encourage veterinarians to use these materials. These tools can be found at www.cfsph.iastate.edu/BRM. The USDA Risk Management Agency funded the development of Biological Risk Management materials for beef and dairy producers. These tools were delivered to extension specialists from 47 states in July 2006.

Prepare for Animal Emergencies
The CFSPH is working with a number of state veterinary teams on training for animal emergency response. The CFSPH helps to organize the training meetings and develop resource materials for the teams.