One Health News

Landmark ‘One Health’ book receives favorable review   For public health professionals, human health and veterinary clinicians in the United States this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I should recommend this book for all libraries of medicine, veterinary and public health schools and research centres from all over the world. This book will bring…

Favorable Book Review for Important Public Health Crisis Management Text:  Book written by Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP  This book review has been reprinted with the permission of the American Veterinary Medical Association.  It originally appeared in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), 2010;236(5):642.    Who’s In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror…

Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies (USA): Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World. Workshop Summary Released: March 12, 2010 Type: Workshop Summary Topics: Diseases, Global Health, Public Health Activity: Forum on Microbial Threats Board: Board on Global Health   http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Infectious-Disease-Movement-in-a-Borderless-World-Workshop-Summary.aspx

 Pappaioanou: Veterinary Crisis Has Implications for Human Health [USA] By Dr. Marguerite PappaioanouSpecial to Roll Call March 11, 2010, 2:41 p.m. Please see ‘Roll Call’:  http://www.rollcall.com/news/44112-1.html  Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, MPVM, PhD, DACVPM is:   Executive Director, American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Washington, D. C.  

Vermont (USA) Pediatrician Provides Model for Advancing One Health Principles   On March 8, 2010 an e-mail message to Dean Joan Hendricks, prominent One Health supporter/advocate at the University of Pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania (USA) from John Trumper, MD, a longstanding valued One Health supporter in the state of Vermont modestly…

Important REMINDER: Groundbreaking ‘One Health’ book now available:    Landmark ‘One Health’ book receives favorable review   “For public health professionals, human health and veterinary clinicians in the United States this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I should recommend this book for all libraries of medicine, veterinary and public health schools and research centres from all over…

Princeton University (USA) – Program of Science and Global Security   The Biosecurity Seminar Series – Spring 2009   All seminars were held at the Carl Icahn building in Princeton, New Jersey (USA) Any questions, please contact Laura Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP at lkahn@princeton.edu or 609-258-6763. http://www.princeton.edu/sgs/seminars/biosecurity/   Notable Example: March 27, 2009�-�Smallpox Eradication:� What…

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provides link to One Health Initiative website:  http://cstsp.aaas.org/content.html?contentid=22

Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine links with One Health Initiative website    Centers and Institutes: http://vetmed.iastate.edu/centers-and-institutesInternational Programs: http://vetmed.iastate.edu/outreach/international-programs

NOTICE (March 15, 2010):   The One Health Initiative Website Welcomes …   Worldwide One Health Submissions for Posting on:   ·                         One Health News page ·                         Publications page ·                         Upcoming Events page  Comments and suggestions also appreciated…   Please send to kkm@onehealthinitiative.com

University of Florida (USA) offers Unique Online Master of Public Health Degree to Busy Professionals –e.g., physicians, veterinarians, nurses, researchers, pharmacists, dentists, health department employees and others– The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges has identified a need for veterinarians to be trained in public health. Now practicing veterinarians can earn a Master of Public…

Wildlife Diseases News Digest (One of the essential elements of One Health)      Spreads One Health Message using One Health Initiative website   Please see: http://wdin.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-spotlight-one-health-initative.html

Famous veterinarian Walter Plowright, CMG, FRS, FRCVS is dead (February 19, 2010): developed vaccine against rinderpest …a ‘One Health in Action’ example of where veterinary medicine has contributed significantly to human well-being Dr. Walter Plowright, a renowned veterinary medical scientist, was recognized with the 1999 World Food Prize for his development of tissue culture rinderpest…

Produce Safety Project http://www.producesafetyproject.org/ Cost of Foodborne Illness Food-borne illnesses cost USA $152 billion http://www.producesafetyproject.org/fact_sheets?id=0001 PDF version In addition to sickness, discomfort, and death, foodborne illnesses carry with them significant economic and social costs that extend far beyond the immediate victim. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that foodborne diseases cause approximately…

Princeton Community Television  –  Princeton, New Jersey (USA)   http://vimeo.com/9712129 – Online audio-video, 24 minutes duration   Insightful Book Interview with: One Health Leader Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP   Author of “Who’s In Charge? Leadership during Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises” http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C9485.aspx http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Charge-Leadership-Epidemics-International/dp/0275994856/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259598191&sr=8-1 

The American College of Veterinary Pathologists recently approved the following resolution that adopts the One Health Initiative concept:   “The American College of Veterinary Pathologists, recognizes and endorses the One Health Initiative dedication to improving the lives of all animal species, and to improving environmental health through the integration of human and veterinary medicine and…

Veterinary Practice News Researcher Combines Computers, Biology to Track Flu Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 6:15 p.m. EST An assistant professor in systems biology at Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has combined computers and biology to track animal flu viruses. During graduate studies in China, Henry Wan, DVM, MS, Ph.D., became the first…

Humanitarian Resource Center – http://www.unarts.org/news/onehealth_2222010.html   Provided to One Health Initiative website by: Stephen Michael Apatow, Founder  23 February 2010Humanitarian Resource InstitutePhone: (203) 668-0282Url: www.humanitarian.net United Nations Arts InitiativeArts Integration Into EducationUrl: www.unarts.orgTwitter: unarts Pathobiologics International:Url: www.pathobiologics.org One Health Initiative Unites Human and Veterinary Medicine by Stephen Michael Apatow: Founder, Humanitarian Resource Institute, United Nations…

Kansas State University receives $12M for zoonotic and animal disease research   Friday, February 19, 2010  |  Modified: Monday, February 22, 2010 Kansas City Business Journal http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/02/15/daily52.html

Study Demonstrates Evolutionary Link between Plants and Humans   Crop Biotech Update – February 19, 2010   http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=5467 “By demonstrating that a human protein important in cancer development can revive dying plants, researchers at Purdue University have shown an evolutionary link between plants and humans. The aminopeptidase M1 protein, or APM1, is critical for root development…