Vets provide human health info.The National Farm Medicine Center in Marshfield Marshfield. 1 Town (1990 pop. 21,531), Plymouth co., SE Mass., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1632, inc. 1640. Sand and gravel are produced, as well as electronic products. Several colonial buildings stand in the town, which is also a resort. Daniel Webster lived and is buried in Marshfield. 2 City (1990 pop. 19,291), Marathon and Wood co., central Wis., in a dairy area; inc. 1883., WI, is exploring a unique way to get health educational materials to farmers - through veterinarians veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an (v. A 1992 pilot study of 1,053 Wisconsin farmers who received skin cancer educational brochures from their dairy herd veterinarians showed human medical information could be delivered effectively and credibly by veterinarians. A large majority of farmers responding to a follow-up survey said the information distribution method was appropriate. Contact: National Farm Medicine Center, 1000 North Oak Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449; ph: 715-389-5799. |
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