One Health News

Working as one to protect all: Maintaining animal, public, and environmental health through collaboration and partnership LANSING, Mich.— Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed November 3 as One Health Day in Michigan. This day recognizes the people and organizations working to understand how animal health, human health, and environmental health are connected as well as how…

Maryland Department of Health Newsroom ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 2, 2026) — From the health of farm animals to the quality of water flowing into the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland’s well-being depends on the connections among people, plants, animals and the environment. On November 3, Maryland will join partners worldwide in recognizing One Health Day, an annual…

Summary The United States faces an escalating array of interconnected biological threats that bypass traditional agency jurisdictions. The ongoing multi-billion-dollar domestic disruptions of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in livestock, combined with rising vector-borne arbovirus pressures in southern states, demonstrate that human, animal, and environmental health are fundamentally inseparable. While individual agencies have initiated the…

SEE: University of Kentucky Symposium | One Health https://onehealth.mgcafe.uky.edu/symposium  

  3 November 2026 | 13:00–14:00 CET | Online Investing in One Health approaches can deliver significant benefits for human, animal, plant and ecosystem health. However, demonstrating their economic and societal value remains a challenge, often limiting the resources available for multisectoral action. Economic evaluation can help address this gap by providing evidence of the…

One Health is emerging as a critical investment lens SEE: The One Health Framework: A New Era for Mainstream Capital October 27, 2026 View Publication

The One Health concept recognises that human health is inextricably linked to the health of animals and the environment, moving beyond a narrow medical perspective to a systemic view of health-related value and risk Assessing One Health through the lens of four megatrends – geopolitics, innovation, demographics, and the environment – helps to identify impacts…

One Health Day – NOVEMBER 3, 2026 www.onehealthday.org View Publication

” IGAD Senior Medical Epidemiologist Waqo Gufu Boru said stronger animal health surveillance would allow countries to identify potential disease threats earlier and give human health authorities more time to prepare for possible outbreaks. …”  SEE:  IGAD backs One Health drive to detect animal disease outbreaks before they reach humans – Capital FM https://capitalfm.africa/igad-backs-one-health-drive-to-detect-animal-disease-outbreaks-before-they-reach-humans/

 At the NIAF annual gala weekend, Italian and American scientists convene to examine a changing understanding of human health, honor leaders in women’s health, and introduce a new translational medicine initiative coming soon to center city Philadelphia. SEE: Medical Science Forum at NIAF Annual Meeting Will Discuss ‘One Health’ and Research Shaping the Future of…

After being terminated in 2025, the network for studying emerging diseases, CREID, has been revived — but with restrictions that could affect scientists’ ability to detect emerging viruses and prevent future pandemics View Publication See: https://impakter.com/new-restrictions-on-virus-surveillance-what-they-mean-for-pandemic-prevention/

News release   Berlin “The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path towards a world where every country can detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours of their appearance by 2030. Strengthening rapid detection is a cornerstone of global health security,…

One Health Publications   One Health is critical for our collective future — but where’s the money?   View Publication – https://impakter.com/one-health-the-big-philanthropy-billion-dollar-blind-spot/   Note: IMPAKTER Magazine Leads World Press RE: “One Health concept/approach” – One Health Initiative

How the American Veterinary One Health Society (AVOHS) bridges human, animal, and environmental health to strengthen global disease prevention and preparedness. SEE: https://impakter.com/the-evolution-of-biosecurity-moving-from-animal-health-to-one-health/

 October 1, 2026 Press Release “Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture has introduced legislation to create a competitive federal grant program supporting work-based learning programs exposing high school-aged students to veterinarian medicine. The VET CARE Act (Veterinary Expansion and Training for Comprehensive Animal Resources and Education…

An Interview with [physician] Harvey V. Fineberg  …  Also see MD, MPP, PhD https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/8298   “… The main bond between public health policy and biodiversity lies in the One Health approach,5 which integrates human, animal, plant, and environmental health. This framework shows how environmental degradation and biodiversity loss heighten health risks and must therefore be…

How a One Health approach is helping Alberta tackle antimicrobial resistance SEE: The Health We Share – Alberta Innovates https://albertainnovates.ca/news/the-health-we-share/

September 25, 2026 Press Release For Immediate Release A Global Call to Action from the international One Health* Community SEE: https://conta.cc/4hqIzWg

Key Takeaways AI Summary Protecting people’s health means paying attention to the health of animals, plants and the ecosystems they share, a connection that shaped discussions at the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, from 4 to 7 September 2026. The four organisations behind the Quadripartite partnership, the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

Home – Events Date and Time – Sep 30 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM Location: Soo Bong Chae Auditorium Heiser Natural Sciences Complex, 500 College Drive Sarasota, 34243 SEE: One Health Symposium – New College of Florida https://www.ncf.edu/event/one-health-symposium/ On September 30, the Health, Culture, and Societies (HCS) Program at New College of Florida will host an interdisciplinary…