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Message for general newsletters or social media postings Members of the National Academies’ One Health Action Collaborative (OHAC)* are conducting an anonymous online survey about One Health workers. OHAC invites individuals who have studied or conducted work in the One Health arena to participate in the survey. The responses will shed light on the usefulness…

World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe   Of all human diseases, 60% originate in animals – “One Health” is the only way to keep antibiotics working SEE complete information at: http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/pages/news/news/2018/11/of-all-human-diseases,-60-originate-in-animals-one-health-is-the-only-way-to-keep-antibiotics-working AddThis Sharing Buttons   November 12, 2018 SEE: Video statement by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark for World Antibiotic Awareness…

Resilient Solutions for Growing Populations–a One Health Approach SEE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/resilient-solutions-growing-populationsa-one-health-michael-lairmore/ By Michael Lairmore, On November 5, 2018, In Dean’s Perspectives “The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital.” –Mark Hyman The recently completed 5th Annual One Health Symposium, focused on “Resilient Solutions for Growing Populations,” was a vivid…

U.S. One Health Leader Receives National Honors University of ​Kentucky​, Lexington, KY (USA)   Professional News UK Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Director Receives National Honors See: http://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-veterinary-diagnostic-lab-director-receives-national-honors?j=81147&sfmc_sub=122674234&l=18017_HTML&u=2267462&mid=10966798&jb=0 By Aimee Nielson Wednesday LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 7, 2018) — *Craig Carter, director of the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, recently received two prestigious awards from the American Association…

USAID Celebrates International One Health Day USAID Bureau for Global Health sent this bulletin at 11/03/2018 10:00 AM EDT SEE: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USAID/bulletins/218dfbe Women in a rural community in Bangladesh participate in Upazila-to-Community mapping exercises to understand the epidemiology of poultry diseases. On November 3, the world is celebrating International One Health Day. This year’s outbreaks of…

PRESS RELEASE – November 3, 2018 SOULSBY FOUNDATION CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2019 ONE HEALTH FELLOWSHIPS The Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2019 Travelling Fellowships Programme http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Soulsby%20Fellowships%202019%20A4%20poster.pdf. The Foundation supports talented veterinary and medical researchers at an early stage in their careers through these competitively awarded Travelling Fellowships in One…

Note: All humans, worldwide and One Health advocates need to read and see this extraordinary article and talk by Dr. Sharon Deem, the St. Louis Zoo (USA) veterinarian. https://www.stlzoo.org/about/blog/2018/11/02/one-health-connecting-animal-human-and-environmental-health The Ties That Bind This past year in April, Institute for Conservation Medicine Director Dr. Sharon Deem gave a TEDx talk as part of the “Think Well: HealthCare…

Celebrate One Health Day with CDC November 2018 One Health: We’re All Connected November 3, 2018, marks the third annual One Health Day, a global campaign to bring attention to the need for a One Health approach to public health. One Health recognizes the connection between human health, animal health, and our environment.    In…

  ISSUE 8 November 2018        Please read entire issue at https://mailchi.mp/e23ee923ef2a/november-issue OR https://mailchi.mp/e23ee923ef2a/november-issue

Early One Health Initiative Team’s One Medicine-One Health Op-Eds (Opposite Editorial Page), 2006-2008                                            OPINION (Op-Ed)   14A Saturday, June 17, 2006 Get veterinarians involved in research Drs. Laura H. Kahn and Bruce Kaplan http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/KahnLHandKaplan5ACE44.pdf Friday, July 7, 2006 OPED / WEB-EXCLUSIVE The unrecognized medical professionals of animal and human health By Laura H. Kahn, M.D.…

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Regional office for Europe Public and animal health services meet to combat zoonotic diseases in Kyrgyzstan Read full article: http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/kyrgyzstan/news/news/2018/10/public-and-animal-health-services-meet-to-combat-zoonotic-diseases-in-kyrgyzstan 24-10-2018 Participants at the 3-day National Bridging Workshop on managing animal and zoonotic diseases in the framework of public and animal health, 2–4 October 2018, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The health of humans and…

Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future 1st Edition By George R. Lueddeke, PhD Reviews (worldwide) “Here is an author who speaks my sort of language. Great work! When we accept that humankind is part of something bigger, then the world will be a better place. Our natural world is not there to provide us…

Diverse perspectives on science and medicine Climate change: time to stop, think and do! Posted October 18, 2018 by EditorPLOS in Climate, Politics, SDGs, Youth Please read complete article at https://blogs.plos.org/globalhealth/2018/10/climate-change-time-to-stop-think-and-do/   “… A new approach: The One Health Movement The WWF International Director-General’s call for “unity around a common cause” echoes  the holistic mission…

A planetary vision for one health BMJ Glob Health. 2018; 3(5): e001137. Published online 2018 Oct 2. doi:  10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001137 PMCID: PMC6169660 PMID: 30294465 SEE:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169660/

                                            http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/   “One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment.” “One Health implementation will help protect and/or save untold millions of lives in our generation and for those to come.”    “Between animal and human medicine…

    CELEBRATE ONE HEALTH DAY 2018!  Get involved and set up your own activity to bring attention to the need for One Health interactions and collaborations. The third global One Health Day will be officially celebrated on 3 November 2018 and promises to be a memorable day for the worldwide One Health community. Groups from…

New One Health book available…one of the best yet! Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future (Routledge Studies in Sustainability) 1st Edition   See: https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Health-Routledge-Studies-Sustainability/dp/1138334952   by George R. Lueddeke (Author)    at: https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Health-Routledge-Studies-Sustainability/dp/1138334952#reader_1138334952    

EIN Newsdesk & EIN Presswire (a press release distribution service) – October 6, 2018 Readout of [U.S.] Secretary Azar’s Meetings at the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting Today, [U.S.] Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar attended the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Secretary Azar delivered the following remarks at the…

One Health Day         SEE: https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/one-health-day.html     Related Pages One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. November 3, 2018, marks the third annual One Health Day,…

  ISSUE 7 October 2018     Recent Publications An important broad-spectrum One Health view from the outstanding Duke One Health Team News:  See https://mailchi.mp/98f665b92256/october-issue  ___________________________________________   Remember… Global One Health Day CPHAZ See: http://cphaz.ca/event/global-one-health-day/ One Health Day is an international campaign co-coordinated by the One Health Commission, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team …