Membership

Active

Membership Criteria:

• Any veterinarian working in public health at a state, territorial, tribal, regional, or local health departments
• Any veterinarian designated as the State Public Health Veterinarian

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Attendance at monthly meetings
• Voting rights in organizational decisions
• Eligibility to serve on Executive Board
• Eligibility to serve on advisory committees and committees of the board

Associate

Membership Criteria:

• Any veterinarian employed in a state animal health agency, federal government agency, industry, professional veterinary association, or academic institution
• Any non-veterinarian at a state, territorial, tribal, regional, or local health department who performs duties related to veterinary public health

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Eligibility to serve on committees of the board

Student

Membership Criteria:

• Any graduate or professional student enrolled in an academic institution of veterinary medicine
• Any graduate veterinarian enrolled in a college of public health

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Opportunities for involvement in student initiatives

Emeritus

Membership Criteria:

• Former Active member whose status has been changed to make them ineligible for Active membership
• Any members who are interested in obtaining Emeritus status must apply to the Executive Board
• Subject to approval by Executive Board

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Eligibility to serve on committees of the board

Honorary

Membership Criteria:

• By nomination only
• Any person who may be named by the Executive Board

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Eligibility to serve on committees of the board

International

Membership Criteria:

• Any veterinarian who conducts public health, animal health, wildlife health, or environmental health work for for federal, state, provincial, tribal, local, or territorial government agencies outside of the United States
• Any veterinarian who conducts public health, animal health, wildlife health, or environmental health work for industries, professional veterinary associations, or academic institutions outside of the United States

Membership Benefits:

• Access to member directory
• Access to member community forum
• Attendance at annual business meeting
• Access to all NASPHV resources
• Opportunities for international collaboration