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Center for Animal Health and Food Safety

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) fosters public-private partnerships that advance new knowledge, innovative experiential learning programs and scientifically-sound public policy to advance global animal health and food safety leadership.

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety actively supports a new program, the Global Initiative for Food System Leadership (GIFSL). The Global Food System Initiative works to provide worldwide food security and protect this diverse global food supply from farm to fork, from producer to consumer.


Veterinary Public Health Residency

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety hires  residents on a rolling basis, see links below for more information about the residency program.
VPH Residency FAQ's

Detailed position information.

Current Animal Health and Food Safety News

Local, Regional, National and International Animal Health and Food Safety news items.
Please click on the above link to read about current issues.


2008 Summer Public Health Institute

Over 50 different courses are taught during the three week Summer Public Health Institute.

Check out the courses being tog ht by CAHFS Faculty:

  • Ecosystem Health (June 2-6) Katey Pelican
  • Global Food Safety System Leadership (June 11-12) William Hueston
  • Navigating an MPH Project (May 27-30) Larissa Minicucci
  • Principles of Public and Animal Health Surveillance Systems (June 9-13) Scott Wells
  • Principles of Risk Communication (June 2-6) William Hueston
  • Topics in Infectious Disease: Epidemiology and Ecology of Mycobacterial Disease (June 2-6) Srinand Sreevatsan
  • World Food Problems (May 27-30) Jeffery Bender

For course descriptions and registration information:  http://cpheo.sph.umn.edu/cpheo/institute/home.html


Dr. Jeff Bender of the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety is featured in University's Driven to Discover Campaign.

Is the food we eat safe?



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