... as City of Hope,” said TGen Pathogen and Microbiome Division Director Dr. David Engelthaler. “It will also allow us to better support our internal and external microbiome research needs in this growing area of human, veterinary and environmental health sciences, what we call 'One Health Genomics'.
“Having a dedicated clinical services center will help ensure that we provide comprehensive clinical microbiome information to hospitals, such as City of Hope,” said TGen Pathogen and Microbiome Division Director Dr. David Engelthaler.
“It will also allow us to better support our internal and external microbiome research needs in this growing area of human, veterinary and environmental health sciences, what we call ‘One Health Genomics’.”
Former Mayor and Prominent One Health Initiative Advisory Board Member Issues Letter to United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Supporting ...‘‘Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2018’’ S.2615
Monday, April 09, 2018.
Former Mayor and Prominent One Health Initiative Advisory Board Member Issues Letter to United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Supporting ...
‘‘Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2018’’, a bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill introduced for public health—One Health is a NON-PARTISAN issue
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced this visionary bipartisan Senate Bill S.2615 regarding One Health, a non-partisan issue.
Nancy Chaney, RN, MS – Environmental Science– Past President, Association of Idaho Cities and Board member, National League of Cities, former mayor, City of Moscow Idaho (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php
A bipartisanBill was introduced to the U.S. Senate floor by Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN). If enacted, it would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Agriculture to coordinate with other relevant agencies to develop a U.S. Federal One Health Framework that would: (https://goo.gl/6ydyng)
advance workforce development for prevention and response to disease outbreaks in animals and humans,
improve coordination between federal agencies who study human and animal health and the environment and
advance scientific understanding of the connections between human, animal, and environmental health.
Description of Bill. (https://goo.gl/LJbDT2)Supporters may wish to voice their opinions.
Advancing a 'One Health' Approach to Promote Health at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface
American Public Health Association - Policy Statement: Nov 7, 2017
Sunday, April 08, 2018.
Advancing a 'One Health' Approach to Promote Health at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface
Date: Nov 07 2017
Policy Number: 201712
Abstract
A One Health approach (and related approaches such as veterinary public health, EcoHealth, and Planetary Health) recognizes the integral connections among humans, animals, and the environment in relation to people’s health and well-being and promotes interdisciplinary collaborations to more holistically understand and more effectively act against public health threats. More than half of known human infectious disease pathogens have an animal source or origin and result in over a billion cases globally each year, often imposing high financial and societal costs. Pathogens from around the world threaten U.S. public health and national security, given the expanding ranges of some vector-borne and parasitic diseases as well as global connectivity. Human practices (e.g., changes in land use and how food is produced) are driving ecological and evolutionary conditions that facilitate disease spillover events and contribute to antimicrobial resistance. These changes are occurring rapidly on a widespread scale, both locally and globally, and are often tied to noncommunicable disease threats (e.g., food/nutrition and water insecurity, ecotoxicology). The pursuit of understanding human, veterinary, and environmental health issues separately leads to an incomplete understanding of disease risks and, therefore, missed opportunities for mitigating and adapting to these problems. One Health measures support primary prevention of such problems, or at least their earlier detection, enabling more timely and effective containment and response to public health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. In short, systematic and sustained One Health action is warranted to promote public health....
It can be tempting to look for an easy explanation that helps to solve the challenge, and one of the often-cited factors behind growing levels of drug ... This approach, known as a One Health approach, could offer rigorous, realistic recommendations for farmers, veterinarians, pet owners, doctors and ...
The 5th International Congress - Saskatoon, Canada June 22-25, 2018
Reduced registration rate in honour of World Health Day on 7 April
Celebrate World Health Day with us tomorrow and get a CAD 100 reduction on your registration for the 5th International One Health Congress. Valid for regular congress registrations on April 7th Central Standard Time: https://onehealthplatform.com/iohc/registration/register-now
Enjoy Saskatoon!
As a fortunate coincidence, the Saskatchewan Jazz festival will be taking place at the same time as the 5th International One Health Congress. The Festival brings 10 days of live music in Saskatoon and the 2018 lineup has just been announced.
‘‘Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2018’’, a bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill introduced for public health—One Health is a NON-PARTISAN issue
Thursday, April 05, 2018.
‘‘Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act of 2018’’, a bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill introduced for public health—One Health is a NON-PARTISAN issue
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced this visionary bipartisan Senate Bill S.2615 regarding One Health, a non-partisan issue.
Jessica Choi (left) and Jane Fieldhouse, MSc (right) serve as the editors of Duke One Health Team News. Jessica Choi is a first-year master's student at the Duke Global Health Institute. Jane graduated from the Duke Global Health Institute in December 2017 and is currently working as a research analyst for the One Health Team at Duke University.
The Duke One Health Team News periodically reports research and training news from the Duke One Health Team's activities in 10 countries. To remove your email from this list, click here. To add a new email address to this list, click here.
Recent Publications
Rapid Influenza Testing in an Austere Setting, Mongolia
By Lexi Sack, PhD
A rapid diagnostic of influenza A and B, especially in children, is critical in Mongolia where animal-human interaction occurs on daily basis. Quidel's QuickVue Influenza A and B diagnostic tests were employed in three hospitals rural Mongolia.
Bioaerosol Sampling in Clinical Settings: A Promising, Non-invasive Approach for Detecting Respiratory Viruses
By Tham Nguyen, MPH
A pilot bioaerosol sampling study was performed to screen for respiratory viruses in three medical facilities in Singapore. The study suggests that their sampling methods may be used in an active surveillance for respiratory pathogens in clinical settings.
Using One Health to Investigate Emerging Tick-Borne Disease in Mongolia
By Michael von Fricken, PhD, MPH
Tick-born diseases amongst humans and livestock raise public health concerns in Mongolia. In collaboration with the public health agents, veterinarians, and physicians, this comprehensive seroprevalence study determined the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. and SFG Rickettsia.
One Health Approach to Wicked Public Health Problems
By Laura Borkenhagen, MSc
At a recent One Health European Interregional Conference in Romania, Professor Gray spoke about the importance of using One Health to tackle difficult public health problems. Duke One Health Team member Laura Borkenhagen, MSc, used the lecture presentation file to develop a manuscript that was recently published online.
Duke One Health Receives Bass Connections Funding for the Second Year
Thanks to the fine work of Jane Fieldhouse, MSc, the Duke One Health Team has been granted another year of Bass Connections funding to refine bioaerosol surveillance for respiratory viruses in Sarawak, Malaysia. The new Bass Connections team is composed of two Global Health master’s students, Jessica Choi and Julie Zemke; a first-year medical student, Karen Lin; and two undergraduate students, Gina Kovalik and David Chen. The team is eager to continue the collaboration with Dr. Toh and the research team at the Clinical Research Centre, Sibu Hospital. Expanding upon last year’s project, the 2018-2019 Bass Connections team will conduct non-invasive bioaerosol surveillance in local schools, poultry farms and night abattoirs to look for respiratory pathogens in the air.
Agriculture Minister Urges Stakeholder To Prioritise Zoonotic Disease
A professor of the department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Professor Simeon Cadmus has said that, for the National TB Control programme to achieve it objectives, a 'One Health' medical approach must be adopted. The approach, according to the university ...
