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American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Recognizes One Health Initiative Team and One Health Initiative website   Yesterday, September 11, 2013, in a letter (please see attached PDF of letter), the President of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Clark Fobian, DVM, notified the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team about “... the AVMA’s public support and recognition for your efforts to promote public health via the One Health Initiative website, and elsewhere. ...”.  Dr. Fobian went on to say, “...We likewise look forward to achieving the comprehensive recognition and use of One Health as the necessary strategy to tackle complex challenges impacting the health of people, animals, and our environment.”   The One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team includes two physicians, two veterinarians and a health research scientist PhD: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiographyJuly2013.pdf, Bruce Kaplan, DVM http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/BruceKaplanBiographyJune2013.pdf, Thomas P. Monath, MD http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/TomMonathBiographyJune2013.pdf, Jack Woodall, PhD http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/JackWoodallBiographyJune2013.pdf, and Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LisaContiBiographyJune2013.pdf.