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Single One Health example shines during U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Accident Reports – July 14, 2014

July 14, 2014

*An Editorial News item Viewpoint…   Single One Health example shines during U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Accident Reports The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a press release July 11, 2014 outlining their recognition of and plans for remedying disclosures about a recent regrettable anthrax episode. …

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July 11, 2014

A List of some current [known] “ONE HEALTH” activist University Institutions (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealthUniversitiesUSAJuly10,2014.pdf The One Health Initiative team* honors and congratulates each of these 32 One Health [or One Health related] programs (26 states) and—in the true spirit of One Health (One Medicine)—encourages continued collaborations (sharing information) between and among these institutions of higher learning.…

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July 7, 2014

Published in Environmental Health Perspectives • volume 122 | number 5 | May 2014   Seeing the Forest for the Trees: How “One Health” Connects Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems   Wendee Nicole, MS, Wildlife Ecology Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian Web:  http://www.wendeenicole.com Adventures Blog: http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com Writing Green ~ online class  http://www.wendeenicole.com/nature.htm   … “The…

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Tackling the ebola epidemic in west Africa: why we need a holistic approach [One Health]

July 1, 2014

A TIMELY serious One Health issue… Tackling the ebola epidemic in west Africa: why we need a holistic approach Immediate medical action is not enough to manage the disease. We need cross-sector collaboration and integrated research [One Health] By Naomi Marks Guardian Professional, Thursday 19 June 2014 12.18 EDT As the death toll from ebola…

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June 24, 2014

Prominent Pennsylvania (USA) Veterinary Medical School Dean Joins One Health Initiative Team’s Honorary Advisory Board   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is delighted to announce that Dr. Joan C. Hendricks http://www.vet.upenn.edu/people/faculty-clinician-search/JOANHENDRICKS, a veterinarian, has graciously accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php on June 23, 2014.  The OHI…

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June 18, 2014

Infection Ecology and Epidemiology (IEE)—A Significant One Health Journal—by One Health Sweden Infection Ecology & Epidemiology is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal aiming to be a truly international forum for the free exchange of original, cross-disciplinary, high quality papers from researchers in multiple medical and ecological disciplines engaged in describing the complexity of zoonotic infections…

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Ravenswood Media Newsletter Publishes One Health Article – June 2014 Issue #16

June 12, 2014

Ravenswood Media Newsletter Publishes One Health Article The June 2014 – Issue #16 of the Ravenswood Media Newsletter has published a One Health article.  Please see http://www.ravenswoodmedia.com/a/newsletter/newsletter2014/rmnewsletter.html or http://www.ravenswoodmedia.com/a/newsletter/newsletter2014/rmnewsletter.html#onehealth. Provided by: David McGowan Ravenswood Media, Inc. (312)356-9099 410 S. Michigan Ave., #934 Chicago, IL  60604

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One Health Undergraduate Certificate Program Launched at Fontbonne University, St Louis, Missouri (USA)

June 10, 2014

One Health Undergraduate Certificate Program Launched at Fontbonne University, St Louis, Missouri (USA)   Fontbonne University, in partnership with the Institute for Conservation Medicine at the St. Louis Zoological Park, is launching an undergraduate certificate program in One Health.  The interdisciplinary approach that One Health takes toward the increasingly complex problems facing all health is…

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June 4, 2014

Kansas State Medical Society Adopts One Health Resolution – 4th in the nation (USA) June 3, 2014—The Kansas State Medical Society became the 4th state in the United States to adopt a One Health resolution according to Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Larry R. Anderson,…

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One Health Post Graduate Diploma and Post Graduate Certificate Courses Offered at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India

June 2, 2014

One Health Post Graduate Diploma and Post Graduate Certificate Courses Offered at Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India   “Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University now offers a Post Graduate Diploma in One health through technology enabled distance learning programmes in One Health. Notification for the course is available at the KVASU website www.kvasu.ac.in.…

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May 27, 2014

“The business case for One Health”   Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 81(2), 6 pages – Open Access   Abstract   This article outlines a pathway to develop the business case for One Health. It describes the origin and development of One Health and then identifies five potential areas where One Health can add value…

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May 21, 2014

American Society of Microbiology (ASM) [One Health] NEWS – Pages 173, 174, 175   Please read complete NEWS item at http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/MicrobewithOH.pdf (See pages 173, 174, & 175)   Microbe—Volume 9, Number 4, 2014 See Pages 173, 174 & 175: Permission to post on One Health Initiative website graciously granted by Patrick Lacey, Managing Editor. Branches:…

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May 18, 2014

Important One Health oriented interview with an Outstanding University of Pennsylvania Dean… Q&A with Joan Hendricks, VMD, PhD [USA] Dr. Hendricks http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g293/p20944, a veterinarian, is a prominent longstanding One Health supporter/advocate/leader http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php. By Heather A. Davis – May 8, 2014   Penn Current, Office of University of Pennsylvania Office of University Communications, 200 Sansom Place…

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May 12, 2014

A significant One Health translational medicine research approach…Regrowth of injured muscles in mice and humans has been demonstrated by a multidisciplinary research team.   “An Acellular Biologic Scaffold Promotes Skeletal Muscle Formation in Mice and Humans with Volumetric Muscle Loss”   Citation: B. M. Sicari, J. P. Rubin, C. L. Dearth, M. T. Wolf, F.…

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May 10, 2014

  A new Promotional published in The Lancet…in need of revision! Entitled “From public to planetary health: a manifesto” http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(14)60710-8.pdf   http://preview.smartfocusdigital.com/go.asp?/.2014.digitalmarketing.planetaryhealth.homepage/bELA001&utm_source=blank&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=               *  *  *  *  * In respectful opposition, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team, Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP ▪ Bruce Kaplan, DVM ▪ Thomas P. Monath, MD ▪…

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May 7, 2014

Physician Editor of Missouri Medical Association Journal (USA) Joins One Health Initiative Team’s Honorary Advisory Board   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team is delighted to announce that Dr. John C. Hagan http://www.discovervision.com/kansas-city/john-c-hagan-m-d.htm, a physician editor and ophthalmologist, has graciously accepted becoming a member of the team’s Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php on May 5,…

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Visionary Joint One Health Endorsement Message by Physician and Veterinarian from India – May 30, 2014

May 5, 2014

Visionary Joint One Health Endorsement Message by Physician and Veterinarian from India   “The fascinating history of human and animal medicine shows how concepts have developed over time. Each generation builds on the knowledge of the previous one. There have been antecedents to the concept of One Health from the days of Rudolf Virchow [physician],…

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April 30, 2014

A One Health issue, Food Safety—   Food Safety in USA: Irradiation of Food, an essential tool neglected for decades…   a disgrace!     http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/FoodSafetyIrraditiontoolOHIwebsitePostingApril30,2014.pdf   “Michael T. Osterholm [PhD, MPH], director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, blames an *“anti-science movement” for the public resistance.…

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Prominent Indian One Health Physician/Scientist Encourages Establishment of Unique Post Graduate Diploma in Zoonoses at Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)

April 26, 2014

Prominent Indian One Health Physician/Scientist Encourages Establishment of Unique Post Graduate Diploma in Zoonoses at Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS)   “I am a physician/scientist and a supporter of your “One Health” initiative.  A few years back I had requested the faculty at Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (http://www.tanuvas.ac.in/) to start a…

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One Health model at University of Saskatchewan (Canada) trains future public health leaders

April 22, 2014

One Health model at University of Saskatchewan (Canada) trains future public health leaders   At the University of Saskatchewan (http://www.usask.ca/) in Western Canada, the One Health model is transforming the way health science disciplines are taught.  Students from across the health, environmental and policy sciences are now studying and working together to address problems in…

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