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RE: Today is National Kids and Pets Day!

Posted By Linda Daugherty 04-27-2025 10:11 AM
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Pets can also play a vital role in the lives of children placed in foster care. These children often struggle to form healthy bonds with their foster families, leaving them feeling isolated or abandoned. A study conducted by Carr and Rockett found that pets offer comfort and non-judgmental support to ...

RE: Pet's role in the recovery journey

Posted By Linda Daugherty 04-15-2025 02:49 PM
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Roxanne, this is such a needed service. I would love to hear more about your program. ------------------------------ Linda Daugherty Associate Director Program for Pet Health Equity TN ------------------------------

Pet's role in the recovery journey

Posted By Linda Daugherty 04-11-2025 12:26 PM
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Substance use disorder is a public health crisis! The number of deaths in the United States in 2021 attributed to substance use disorder – drug use, opioids, alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, and other drugs – is estimated to be 159,087. Alcohol misuse was estimated to cost the United States $249 billion ...

RE: It's National Public Health Week!

Posted By Linda Daugherty 04-09-2025 10:01 AM
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What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing, Monica. ------------------------------ Linda Daugherty Associate Director Program for Pet Health Equity TN ------------------------------

RE: Seniors sacrifice their own nutritional needs to feed their pets

Posted By Linda Daugherty 03-19-2025 10:26 AM
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Monica, thank you for your continued dedication, passion, and spirit of collaboration. I am still trying to understand the barriers for building stronger collaborations since the problems are just too big to approach from silos. Your insights would be invaluable to me. I look forward to our continued ...

RE: Seniors sacrifice their own nutritional needs to feed their pets

Posted By Linda Daugherty 03-19-2025 10:22 AM
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Heather, thank you for sharing this important and impactful report. ------------------------------ Linda Daugherty Associate Director Program for Pet Health Equity TN ------------------------------

RE: Needs of pets and their families are too big to meet alone

Posted By Linda Daugherty 03-14-2025 07:41 AM
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Kelly, thank you for sharing. I would love to hear more about the role of the Community Solutions Manager and how they have been able to build collaborations with community agencies. An animal welfare professional recently shared that trying to build collaborations between animal and human welfare agencies ...

Seniors sacrifice their own nutritional needs to feed their pets

Posted By Linda Daugherty 03-10-2025 10:30 AM
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Seniors—those 65 and older—are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 55.8 million seniors lived in the U.S., making up 16.8% of the total population.[i] In 2022, an estimated 7 million older Americans (age 60+) faced food insecurity, meaning they lacked ...

Needs of pets and their families are too big to meet alone

Posted By Linda Daugherty 03-08-2025 12:51 PM
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Meeting the needs of pets and their families requires a holistic approach, as the challenges are too complex for any one sector to tackle alone. Instead, a collaborative, multi-stakeholder effort is essential to effectively address these issues. Unfortunately, problems are often approached in isolated ...

RE: Welcome & Introduce Yourself to the One Health Community!

Posted By Linda Daugherty 11-12-2024 04:12 PM
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Katelyn, I completely agree with you about the need for diverse stakeholders to share a common vision and language in order to form collaborations to meet the needs for all. I am hopeful that this venue will facilitate that process. ------------------------------ Linda Daugherty Associate ...

RE: The Impact of Pets on Emotional Health

Posted By Linda Daugherty 09-09-2024 06:26 AM
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We recently conducted a focus group with people in recovery who are living with pets and their discussion corroborates this. When talking about her dog, one woman said "She stabilizes my life!" What further testimony is needed when talking about the importance of pets for our overall health and quality ...

RE: Welcome & Introduce Yourself to the One Health Community!

Posted By Linda Daugherty 08-06-2024 06:44 AM
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I am very impressed with this forum and recognize the hard work that has gone into a successful launch. I am Linda Daugherty, Associate Director of Research for the Program for Pet Health Equity at the University of Tennessee. I am interested in learning more about the strategies animal welfare professionals ...