One Health News

A Plea for Global Health Action Bottom-Up – A One Health issue… A recent article (Please read link https://goo.gl/kMHEcS), A Plea for Global Health Action Bottom-Up’, appearing in Frontiers in Public Health (authors: Prof Ulrich Laaser, Dr. Stephen Dorey, Dr. Joann Nurse) may be especially timely and relevant for those engaged in implementing the UN 2030 Sustainable…

***An Extraordinary “One Health” educational plan: One Health kansas – At Kansas State University (USA) Connecting animals, people and their environment through education… K-12 Education and Public Outreach Resources ***One Health General Information List of Ten One Health Resources for Teachers Activities CDC’s Solve the Outbreak Application for iPad MedMyst Web Adventures an Online, Interactive…

Notable One Health Comparative Medicine NEWS item in the spirit of the “One Health Umbrella” graphic http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/OneHealth2:                           Contacts: Ashley Berke, Penn Vet, 215-898-1475/berke@vet.upenn.edu  Ashley Moore, CHOP, 215-630-4683/MOOREA1@email.chop.edu For Immediate Release Specialized Pet Therapy Brings Together Canine Craniofacial Patients and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Craniofacial Patients During “Best…

Must see/listen to Outstanding Antimicrobial “One Health approach” presentations … see links from: The 2016 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium (USA) – Working Together For Better Solutions—also view previous Nov17, 2016 One Health Initiative website NEWS item https://goo.gl/MShq1F.   1. Presentation by Dr. Bernadette Dunham –  Building a Coalition for a One Health Approach to Preserving Antibiotic…

Panel – Q&A Building a Coalition for One Health Approach to Preserving Antibiotic Effectiveness Please see: http://www.swinecast.com/panel-qa-building-a-coalition-one-health-approach-preserving-antibiotic-effectiveness Q&A Building a Coalition for One Health Approach to Preserving Antibiotic Effectiveness – Panel, with Dr. Bernadette Dunham, Visiting Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, and Dr. Amanda Beaudoin, Director, One Health Antibiotic Stewardship,…

Recent One Health Approach expansion News reports from Africa and Asia-Pacific countries… Nov15, 2016: “West Africa adopts ‘One Health’ approach to disease control” Read more at http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/west-africa-adopts-one-health-approach-disease-control/ Nov14, 2016:  “African leaders pledge to improve emergency preparedness and response at West African Regional Conference on One Health” Read more at http://gnnliberia.com/2016/11/14/african-leaders-pledge-improve-emergency-preparedness-response-west-african-regional-conference-one-health/ Nov14, 2016: “In wake of…

EIN News – November 10, 2016 One Health technical and ministerial meeting opens in Dakar ‘The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’ “The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), jointly with other international and regional partners, promotes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to advocate for the much needed One…

2nd Global Conference on One Health: the World Veterinary Association (WVA), World Medical Association (WMA), Japanese Medical Association (JMA) and Japanese Veterinary Medical Association (JVMA) Held in Japan – November 10-11, 2016 “During the Closing Ceremony of the 2nd Global Conference on One Health, the World Veterinary Association (WVA), World Medical Association (WMA), Japanese Medical…

PREVENTING OBESITY IN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS: A ONE HEALTH APPROACH   Vision: A world where regular activity, a balanced diet and healthy weight are part of every family’s life.   NOVEMBER 9–11th, 2016    For details see www.wsava-obesity.com  

Photo by Joseph L. Murphy, MD Important “One Health” 21st century History: June 2007– American Medical Association Meeting during “One Health” resolution testimony.  Historic resolution subsequently adopted. (see https://goo.gl/UeLlte)   Left to right: the late Ronald M. Davis, MD, President AMA, Roger K. Mahr, DVM, President, American Veterinary Medical Association and Laura H. Kahn, MD,…

A valuable concise view of “One Health”… From: Smithsonian Insider A Planet in Peril: Q&A with Suzan Murray of the Smithsonian Global Health Program   7 November 2016 – Interview with veterinarian Suzan Murray, DVM, Program Director, Smithsonian Global Health Program https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/suzan-murray-dvm-daczm By physician David J. Skorton, MD, 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/about/secretary-david-skorton  Share to…

ProMED-mail Viral Diseases Moderator Becomes Manager One Health Initiative Team Website’s “ProMED Outbreak Reports” November 7, 2016—Thomas M. Yuill, PhD, a longstanding and highly respected ProMED-mail www.promedmail.org Viral Diseases Moderator, became manager for the One Health Initiative team’s website “ProMED Outbreaks Reports” page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/promed.php today.  Dr. Yuill is continuing the program of posting pertinent One…

One Health Day 2016 World Veterinary Association and World Medical Association – A GLOBAL EXAMPLE FOR ONE HEALTH APPROACH  SEE: http://www.worldvet.org/news.php?item=301 and http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/news/docs/wva_wma_ohday_2016.pdf The WVA and WMA are celebrating today the One Health Day to highlight the importance of the One Health Concept as the integrative effort of multiple disciplines working together to attain optimal…

November 3, 2016 November 3, 2016   TODAY IS ONE HEALTH DAY! Overview/Summary and Regional Highlights            See:  http://conta.cc/2fyVauu Over 130 One Health Day Events are Happening in 37 Countries

What’s New One Health Our recent work to connect human, animal, and environmental health in the US and around the world. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – November 2016 What you need to know about CDC & One Health SEE: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCDC/bulletins/16f98c1 In today’s connected world, a coordinated public health approach is needed to…

1 NOVEMBER 2016   For Immediate Release please See: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/1%20NOVEMBER%202016%20%20%20For%20Immediate%20Release.pdf   Contact(s):  Peter Costa, +1 984 500 8593 (USA), pcosta@onehealthcommission.org                       Chris Vanlangendonck, +32 475 81 38 59 (Belgium), c.vanlangendonck@onehealthplatform.com   ONE HEALTH DAY CALLS FOR TRANS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH                    Over 110 events being celebrated around the world    An evening of…

2nd International Who’s Who in One Health Webinar November 4, 2016, 7:45 a.m. – 2 p.m. Eastern Time SEE: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Free-Webinar–2nd-Int-l-Who-s-Who-in-One-Health–NOV–4.html?soid=1121110857318&aid=GgCo1SXOYV4 Perhaps you remember the 1st  International Whos Who in One Health Webinar hosted by the One Health Commission in November 2014. Over 1000 people from over 40 countries participated in that event. (Listen to recordings…

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting – October 29 to Nov. 2, 2016 – Denver, Colo. (USA) 2016 Annual Meeting Theme – Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health “One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance” presentation by One Health leader *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP https://apha.confex.com/apha/144am/meetingapp.cgi/Session/46670 Scheduled for session…

ONE HEALTH DAY –  November 3, 2016 Please see www.onehealthday.org “The goal of One Health Day is to build the political will necessary for a sea change in how planetary health challenges are assessed and addressed. One Health Day will bring global attention to the need for One Health interactions and allow the world to ‘see them in action’. The One…

Contacts: Ashley Berke, Penn Vet, 215-898-1475/berke@vet.upenn.edu Greg Richer, Penn Medicine, 215-614-1937/gregory.richter@uphs.upenn.edu Ed Federico, Penn Nursing, 215-746-3562/efed@nursing.upenn.edu Beth Adams, Penn Dental, 215-573-8224/adamsnb@dental.upenn.edu For Immediate Release Drs. John Farrar, Elliot Hersh, and Rosemary Polomano to Receive 2016 One Health Award Recipients honored for interdisciplinary pain science and practice course for nursing, dental, and medical students at the…