One Health News

One Health in ACTION – USA   University of California, Davis Veterinarians Collaborate with Engineer for Unique Reconstructive Jawbone Surgery in a Dog…may be Applicable to Humans   UC Davis (USA), School of Veterinary Medicine is well known for its outstanding One Health activities.  A recent One Health news item http://ucdavis.edu/ucdavis-today/2012/august/29-dog-jaw.html posted on their website…

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!   “One Health” Theme for General Medical Library Association Meeting 2013 in Boston, MA (USA) – May 3-8, 2013 – Monday, Posted One Health Initiative website September 12, 2011 Important One Health Announcement    “One Health” Theme for General Medical Library Association Meeting 2013 in Boston, MA (USA)   “The 2013 Medical Library…

One Health in ACTION!    Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, Alabama (USA) Engages in “One Medicine” (One Health) Cancer Research   Date: 3/16/2012 11:26 am The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new initiative to accelerate cancer innovation from the laboratory to the clinic. The Auburn University Research Initiative in…

It’s One Health if…it looks like One Health, sounds like One Health and promotes One Health principles—   National Academies of Practice Interprofessional Healthcare Conference   Patient-Centered Care: Working Together in an Interprofessional World   September 14-15, 2012 Intercontinental Hotel at the Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio, USA   This two-day conference has a powerful program —…

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President Issues Strong One Health Endorsement and Challenge   Provided exclusively to the One Health Initiative website August 17, 2012 by the recently inaugurated AVMA President Dr. Douglas G. Aspros:   “One Health must be the vision for human, animal and environmental health in the future. We recognize the biologic…

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Office of Science Advisor   Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic Microorganisms with Focus on Food and Water Federal Register Notices Scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and joined by scientists from other federal agencies developed the Guideline for Microbial…

“I would like to inform all colleagues and partners that in October in Bangkok, WVA will sign a memorandum of understanding with the World Medical Association for a strong partnership between veterinarians and medical doctors for the One Health concept.”   Dr. Faouzi Kechrid President World Veterinary Association        World Medical Association to sign MOU…

Certificate in One Health – University of Florida (USA)  Certificate Overview “Emerging infectious diseases and food safety problems are increasingly recognized as global and regional issues, with potentially serious impacts on human health, animal health, the environment, and national economies.  Often these problems are difficult to control because they require interdisciplinary and international partnerships and there…

Acting U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary and One Health Leader Recognized with the Karl F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold Headed Cane Award (USA)   Donald L. Noah, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, a veterinarian and noted animal disease diagnostician was presented with the Karl F. Meyer-James H. Steele Gold Headed Cane Award at the American Veterinary Medical Association…

Notable American Physician-Veterinarian One Health Endorsement Message   [Received from *Dr. George F. Henning by the One Health Initiative team August 3, 2012]     “I would be honored to be considered as a supporter of the One Health Initiative. To be associated with such a noble and worthwhile organization is truly inspiring as well as…

One Health Newsletter  Summer Issue 2012, Volume 5 Issue 3 Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/SummerOHNL2012.pdf

Master of Health Science (MHS) with One Health Concentration Degree Program Now offered at University of Florida (USA)     Gainesville, Florida (USA) — Dr. Gregory C. Gray, prominent physician One Health leader announced July 24, 2012 …   “I am pleased to report that we are now receiving applications for our new MHS (One…

One Health related Blog…   New Campaign, “Meat without Drugs” could be inhumane!   As a public health veterinarian, I am concerned that a campaign such as “Meat without Drugs” could result in “Animals without Health”. A new report from Consumer Reports1 provides some public opinion data that are not surprising. Given the constant drumbeat…

Call to Arms…   One Health more than a name…it represents efficacious, economical approach to protecting and saving lives!   The tip of the iceberg of truth and proof in favor of One Health implementation has been documented in the One Health Initiative website and from many other sources during the first decade of the…

North American Veterinary Conference’s *Clinicians Brief Journal (USA) Features One Health Initiative Capsules   July 2012 issue – Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/CBJuly2012OneHealthCapsules.pdf     *Clinician’s Brief, the official Journal of the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC), adopted support and advocacy of the One Health concept in its October 2011 issue.  The NAVC http://www.navc.com/ conducts a prominent and…

Tracks: Nurses and the Tracking Network This podcast highlights the utility of the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network for nurses in a variety of work settings. It features commentary from the American Nurses Association and includes stories from a public health nurse in Massachusetts. Created: 6/6/2012 by National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Division of…

One Health Commentary: Human Bartonellosis significance and diagnosis A short popular media news article, published in the Raleigh News and Observer on June 25, 2012 http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/25/2151203/sharper-infection-detection.html#storylink=misearch, brought public attention to the significance of Bartonella infection in humans and development of an enhanced diagnostic procedure.  Bartonellosis is an emerging zoonotic disease recently recognized to be prominent…

Book Review by Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH.  Dr. Conti is a member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team.  One World – the Health and Survival of the Species in the 21st Century “In the Introductory Statement of the book, One World – the Health and Survival of the Species in the…

Important economic justification for worldwide One Health implementation…   PEOPLE, PATHOGENS AND OUR PLANET – The Economics of One Health     “The report has two target audiences: (a) project planners, who will benefit from the information of the costs of setting up surveillance and control systems to be used as benchmarks when planning preparedness…

American Academy of Pediatrics’ Official News Magazine Encourages One Health Support   “To promote better awareness of zoonotic infections, identify animal-related allergies, understand the health benefits of human-animal relationships and recognize animals as sentinels in environmental risk exposures, the Academy is supporting a collaborative effort of human and veterinary medical organizations called the One Health…