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A One Health milestone...introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan ‘One Health’ Awareness Month Resolution for January 2020, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Reports - Focuses On the Linkages Between Human, Animal and Environmental Health December 28, 2019 - Washington - The Senate on December 20th, unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) designating January as “National One Health Awareness Month” to promote collaboration between public, animal and environmental health scientists. One Health is a relatively new term being used by health experts – including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – to better focus on the linkages between human, animal and environmental health and the need to develop comprehensive solutions. For instance, public health specialists are now working with physicians and veterinarians to minimize the inappropriate use of antibiotics in human and animal patients to combat antibiotic resistance. “By using the ‘One Health’ approach, global health problems including antibiotic resistance and the spread of infectious diseases can be more easily addressed,” Senator Feinstein said. “Our resolution will hopefully draw attention to the need for holistic approaches to addressing human health that take into account changes in environmental and animal health. With diminishing resources and a growing human population, fighting problems with a ‘One Health’ approach must be encouraged now more than ever.” ... SEE Sierra Sun Times: https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/21464-u-s-senate-passes-bipartisan-one-health-awareness-month-resolution-for-january-2020-u-s-senator-dianne-feinstein-reports-focuses-on-the-linkages-between-human-animal-and-environmental-health
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“One Health – One Medicine”: linking human, animal and environmental health
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History of the One Health Initiative team and website (April 2006 through September 2015) and the One Health Initiative website since October 1, 2008 … revised to June 2020 and again to date February 2021
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Vaccines for zoonoses: a One Health paradigm
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SciTech Europa Vaccines for zoonoses: a one Health paradigm – Pages 227-229 (Read PDF) “One of the One Health Initiative team’s co-founders and leaders is an internationally-recognized eminent physician…
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