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Romanian Association establishes “One Health Initiative – New Medical Concept” THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BUCHAREST,. Stefan cel Mare Avenue, no. 19-21, District 2, Tel/: Fax +4 021/ 311 53 (82) (80) March 22, 2015 From: The National Forum of Comparative Medicine  Professor emeritus Dr. Nicolae Manolescu  Bucharest, Rumania   To: One Health Initiative Autonomous…

U.S. National Park Service Updates One Health Brochure   Developed by the U.S. National Park System: National Park Service Office of Public Health, Wildlife Health, Integrated Pest management, and Risk Management.   Please see: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/OneHealth_brochure.pdf   Provided by:   Danielle Buttke, DVM, PhD, MPH, DACVPM LCDR, United States Public Health Service One Health Coordinator Biological…

Repeat: Important One Health approach for human protection via animal vaccinations/immunizations… Originally Posted One Health Initiative NEWS page October 9, 2013 – http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/news.php?query=+A+potential+large+scale+One+Health+in+Action+…+another+dynamic+case+for+implementing+One+Health+   *Vaccines against diseases transmitted from animals to humans: A one health paradigm “This review focuses on the immunization of animals as a means of preventing human diseases (zoonoses). …” In simple…

World Veterinary Association President Reiterates Strong Endorsement of One Health Concept “The World Veterinary Association (WVA) has practiced support of the One World-One Health concept in principle since its inception in 1863 even though the name applied to One Health may have changed over the years.  However, the 21st century brings major new challenges and…

Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness Organization (USA) Endorses One Health Concept “The Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness Organization (OCSA) www.ovariancancersymptomawareness.org applauds and endorses the collaborative and synergistic efforts of the One Health Initiative.   Our organizations share the mutual goals of advancing education, public awareness, and health for women in partnership with both the human and veterinary…

“Physicians, Farmers, and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance.” – Texas A & M One Health Seminar – March 4, 2015 (USA) See http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Kahn%20Flyer.pdf Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, 2015! Co-Founder of the One Health Initiative, Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, will be giving a talk over “Physicians, Farmers, and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance.” This…

Another Outstanding One Health program… Center for One Health Illinois – USA http://vetmed.illinois.edu/initiatives/center-for-one-health-illinois/ “One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment.” JA Herrmann, DVM, MPH, DACT Director, Center for One Health Illinois Director, DVM-MPH Program Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary…

National Forum of Comparative Medicine in Romania Endorses One Health Concept February 24, 2015—On behalf of the National Forum of Comparative Medicine in Romania, Professor Dr. Nicolae Manolescu sent the following official One Health endorsement message http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Endorsment%20Letter%20One%20Health%20Initiative%20(4).pdf to the One Health Initiative team:   THE ROMANIAN ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BUCHAREST,. Stefan cel Mare Avenue,…

Updated Notice: Historic milestone physician/veterinarian global One Health conference… World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH Thursday, 21st May – Friday, 22nd May 2015 – Madrid, Spain SEE: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/One%20Health%20Conference.pdf   Program Draft: http://www.wma.net/en/50events/20otherevents/80onehealth/ONE-HEALTH-2015—DRAFT-AGENDA_20150220.pdf

A One Health international model program for Food Safety and Security… Comprehensive One Health Conference Bonds Universities [in U.S. and China] This entry was posted in Food Safety International Outreach One Health on February 12, 2015 by Chris Brunner. “The bond between UC Davis and Nanjing Agricultural University was further strengthened when the two universities…

One Health Letter Endorsement sent to U.S. President (The White House) from 7 United States Senators February 12, 2015, Washington, DC (USA)—Led by Minnesota’s United States Senator Al Franken, seven (7) U.S. Senators sent a letter to the President of the United States, Barak Obama supporting and endorsing the One Health collaborative approach saying: “As…

One Health Comments from Prominent Romanian Comparative Medicine Professor “The information that is to be presented below represents the fruit of professional commitment of over 50 years, a time in which Romania has developed the concept of “comparative medicine”, a concept that has, much to our joy, roughly the same foundation and pillars as the…

Antibiotic Use, Resistance and Shared Stewardship White Paper Available Now To read the 2014 Antibiotics Symposium White Paper go to www.animalagriculture.org. The 2014 Antibiotics Symposium, developed by the NIAA, was held in Atlanta, Ga. November 12-14, 2014. The symposium was a continuation of discussion and sharing of information from symposiums in 2011, 2012 and 2013.…

Pertinent One Health Approach suggested by Canadian veterinarian This blastomycosis case in Ontario provides a first hand example for me (an early career veterinarian) of a need for integrated surveillance between animal and human health sectors. I am an associate veterinarian on Manitoulin Island, the same district as the recently posted case (ProMED-mail post Blastomycosis…

One Health approach identified as key strategy… The White House – Office of the Press Secretary (USA) For Immediate Release January 27, 2015 FACT SHEET: President’s 2016 Budget Proposes Historic Investment to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to Protect Public Health “Resistance can arise in bacterial pathogens affecting humans, animals, and the environment.  The adoption of a…

One Health Academy in Washington, D.C. offers Outstanding One Health Presentations since 2006 (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/One%20Health%20Initiative%20article%20bk%20edits.pdf   Since its founding in 2006 by Tom McGinn, DVM https://avma.eventkaddy.net/sessions/16371, the One Health Academy http://www.onehealthacademy.org/ in Washington D.C. has enjoyed success in its mission to bring together those interested in One Health every month.  At its inception, the group…

Notice: Historic milestone physician/veterinarian global One Health conference…   World Veterinary Association/World Medical Association GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH Thursday, 21st May – Friday, 22nd May 2015 Madrid, Spain. Drivers towards One Health “Strengthening collaboration between medical and animal doctors” To register click here __________________________________________________________ The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association…

Important reminder: American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) strongly endorses One Health Concept Please see: http://www.aaphp.org/onehealth Note:  Immediate Past President of AAPHP, physician Virginia M. Dato, MD, MPH is a member of the One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.  Dr. Dato recently received an Honorary Diploma from the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES)…

A One Health approach… Major research into animal-to-human diseases launched in Tanzania A major, international One Health research programme exploring the factors that drive animal-to-human (zoonotic) disease transmission in Tanzania [a country in East Africa] has been launched. Social, Economic and Environmental Drivers of Zoonoses in Tanzania (SEEDZ) is a four-year project that will see…

One Health Newsletter, Volume 7 Issue 4 Published – January 3, 2015   A quarterly online product of the University of Florida (Emerging Pathogens Institute), Gainesville, FL – USA See:  http://media.news.health.ufl.edu/misc/egh/OneHealthNewsletter/OHNL_Vol7_Issue4.pdf, http://epi.ufl.edu/onehealth/news/one-health-newsletter/ or http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php:     The One Health concept arose from the realization that human health and animal health are inextricably linked and that…