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NEWS     Pennsylvania Partnerships Strengthen States Agriculture Lancaster Farming Safeguarding the health of Pennsylvanias animals, people and the ... dean, is a strong supporter of the One Health initiative and we welcome him to the team. The administration has embraced One Health, bringing Hoffman, State ... https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/columnists/pennsylvania-partnerships-strengthen-state-s-agriculture/article_38c07a12-8c27-11e8-be90-277e40d8ad60.html   “... On a much broader scale, the PADLS partnership and the three entities it represents—the state, and two world-class research and teaching institutions— all subscribe to the One Health interdisciplinary approach to animal, human and environmental health. Understanding and addressing the health issues created at the intersection of society, the animal world and the environment is the foundation for One Health.   I commend the leadership of retiring Dean Joan Hendricks, who fostered this approach at PennVet as dean and as a faculty member for more than 30 years. Andrew Hoffman, the new dean, is a strong supporter of the One Health initiative and we welcome him to the team.   The administration has embraced One Health, bringing Hoffman, State Veterinarian David Wolfgang, and Penn State College of Agriculture Dean Rick Roush to the table in a broader coalition that includes the departments of health, environmental protection, conservation and natural resources, and public and private sector human and veterinary health practitioners and researchers. ...”