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  • One Health Commission- Newsletter February

     

     

    February 12, 2017

     

    One Health Happenings! 

     

     

     

     

     

    If you have news of interest to the Global One Health Community, please forward it to cstroud@onehealthcommission.org.  

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    NEWS

    See additional Recent and Past News items in past One Health Happenings News Notes!   https://goo.gl/Vrp49c and on the Commission’s One Health News webpage.  https://goo.gl/3pWeUN

     

    American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) takes steps to address antimicrobial resistance, a quintessential One Health issue

     

    AVMA defines antimicrobial stewardship in animal health as the actions veterinarians take individually and as a profession to preserve the effectiveness and availability of antimicrobial drugs through conscientious oversight and responsible medical decision-making while safeguarding animal, public, and environmental health. AVMA has developed a set of core principles for antimicrobial stewardship in Veterinary Medicine. https://goo.gl/Ucnu9p

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    APHA One Health Policy Statement

    At its November 2017 Annual Meeting  in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, a One Health Policy Statement titled Advancing a ‘One Health’ Approach to Promote Health at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface was approved. The statement  was prepared and submitted by the APHA Veterinary Public Health Special Interest Group.  https://goo.gl/PQcHyW

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    Calling for Papers: 

    “Canine Rabies Surveillance, Control and Elimination”

    Special Journal Issue, MDPI Veterinary Sciences, Guest Editor: Ricardo Castillo-Neyra, DVM, PhD, MSPH.

     

    Manuscripts using the One Health approach are especially encouraged.

    This Special Issue is dedicated to discussing recent developments in canine rabies surveillance, and exploring new control and elimination strategies for canine rabies.

    Deadline: March 31, 2018  https://goo.gl/tJMB6J

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     OHEART PhD Fellowship

    The Ohio State University’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) is now offering a new PhD fellowship as part of its

    One Health East Africa Research and Training (OHEART) Program. Funded by the NIH Fogarty International Center, this PhD Fellowship program aims to train future researchers and trainers using an integrated multidisciplinary “One Health” approach.  Priority will be given to the academic or research institutes identified as primary capacity strengthening partners in OHEART. https://goo.gl/EJaDFy  

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    WHO Reviews List of Blueprint Priority Diseases –  Zoonotic One Health Challenges

     

     

    Following its second annual review, WHO experts have prioritized 8 diseases, all zoonotic One Health challenges. There is an urgent need for accelerated research and development on these diseases because of  their potential to cause a public health emergency and the absence of efficacious drugs and/or vaccines . The 8th priority, Disease X, represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease and so the R&D Blueprint explicitly seeks to enable cross-cutting R&D preparedness as far as possible that is also relevant for an unknown “Disease X” .  https://goo.gl/CkCyyN

     

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     Proceedings of the Global Climate and Health Summit  

     

    Bonn, Germany, hosted by  the Global Climate and Health Alliance, the World Health Organization, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and its European Center for Environment and Health, and the Health and Environment Alliance.   See the Proceedings.  https://goo.gl/xqdZ5w

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    Be One Health Aware!!!   

     Zoonotic Disease Risks for (U.S.) Animal Health workers

    The U.S. National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) publishes Compendia, white papers, and other documents providing standardized national recommendations for prevention of zoonotic diseases that animal health workers might routinely be exposed to. These materials, especially the Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions (VSP) for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel,  are useful not only to those who work with animals but also to physicians, physicians assistants, nurses and other human health / public health workers to increase familiarity with diseases that they should be watching for in their animal health worker patients. Animal workers are urged to read and closely follow the VSP for personal health protection.  Human health care providers are encouraged to print out the Appendices (pp 21-23) and post them for quick reference as reminders to ask occupational risks questions of patients who work with animals or in outdoor settings.  (If you live outside the U.S. and know of similar publications useful to clinicians around the world, please share them with the One Health Commission so we can help raise awareness. https://goo.gl/brqnFd

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    Vaccines for Zoonoses: a One Health Paradigm

     

    Thomas Monath, MD, part of the One Health Initiative  (OHI) Team is launching a new vaccine company.  See:  Vaccines against diseases transmitted from animals to humans: A one health paradigm. Vaccine. 2013. The Abstract to this journal article reads: “This review focuses on the immunisation of animals as a means of preventing human diseases (zoonoses). Three frameworks for the use of vaccines in this context are described, and examples are provided of successes and failures. …”   https://goo.gl/tPthZK

     

     

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    See a Snapshot, Fall 2016, of One Health Training, Research and Outreach programs around the world.     https://goo.gl/P1sD9o

     

    Start Planning your One Health Day 2018 Event NOW….

     Register it on the OH Day website to get on the map!

     

    And Don’t Forget the Student Event Competitions!    https://goo.gl/pTBFu0 Watch for announcement coming soon of OH Day 2017 Student Event Winners.    

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    EVENTS

    See additional  Events, Past, Present and Future, on the One Health Commission’s Events webpage https://goo.gl/Ein7UP

    Send information about One Health Events to cstroud@onehealthcommission.org.

     

    January 6-11, 2018   

    2018 Pathways Africa Conference and Training

    Windhoek, Namibia – Hosted by Colorado State University, The Cheetah Conservation Fund, the Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia and the Namibia Nature Foundation. Pathways is a conference and training program designed to address key issues that arise as people and wildlife struggle to coexist in a sustainable and healthy manner.  https://goo.gl/AW3e8o 

     

     

     

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    February 7, 2018

    EU and the US: Shaping the One Health Agenda Against Antimicrobial Resistance

     

    Presentation by Dr. Lorenzo Terzi at the One Health Academy, Washington, D.C., USA

    Recording available. (Click the Register button) 

     

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    February 27- March 1, 2018   

    Second International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) Hackathon

    An interdisciplinary audience will come together to develop solutions to pressing global health challenges concerning the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and infectious diseases related to inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Conditions (WASH). Whether it be infection control practices in the hospital, hand hygiene education in schools, or latrine construction in a community, WASH challenges are universal and in need of innovative solutions.  https://goo.gl/jEL5Ke   

    March 1-4, 2018   

    18th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    https://goo.gl/rxS2FS

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    March 7-8, 2018   

    One Health One Planet Symposium – Health Impacts: Chemicals of Concern in the Environment 

    Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    To build a shared interdisciplinary vision of “health” and serve as a catalyst for positive change, Phipps Conservatory brings together leaders to explore global and local environmental issues and their effects on human, animal and environmental health through the One Health Initiative.

    https://goo.gl/AxyVxK

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    March 7, 2018 The Science of Flu: 100 Years of Fighting a Drifting, Shifting Virus

    U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

     

    This event is one of a series leading up to the new One Health themed exhibit,  Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World, opening at the National Museum of Natural History on May 18, 2018.

     

    ‘The Science of Flu:’ is open to the public. Attendees will  see birds from the 1918 collection that carried avian flu, engage with experts and scientists on public issues related to influenza, and participate in activities. The event is free but you must register ahead of time to attend.  https://goo.gl/2twDzN     

     

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    March 21-22, 2018   8th One Health Sweden Scientific Meeting 

    The theme of the meeting is “Human versus animal health – different aspects on three challenging pathogens” with the focus on Campylobacter, hepatitis E and tuberculosis. https://goo.gl/zta6MB 

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    April 14, 2018   5th Annual One Health Fair at the St Louis Zoo  

       

    St. Louis, Missouri, USA.  The Saint Louis Zoo is the only zoo that hosts such a One Health Fair. Two veterinary colleges (Univ of Ill and Univ of Missouri), two medical colleges (Wash U and St Louis U) and two undergraduate ecology schools (Wash U and Fontbonne) participate. The event brings together teams of 3 which include an MD, DVM and ecology/environment student. These teams work together on some One Health topic, learn to speak the same language and just get to know students in another arm of OH. After a few weeks of working together they have ½ a day on to present their topic to Zoo visitors (up to 20,000).  https://goo.gl/miEWt2

     

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    June 22-25, 2018

     5th International One Health Congress

     Saskatoon, Canada Congress Program

    https://goo.gl/8TTHL5 

     

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    June 25-29, 2018   3rd Agriculture, Nutrition & Health Academy Week,

    Accra, Ghana.

    This international, interdisciplinary conference explores food systems, agri-environmental sectors, nutrition and health, bringing together researchers from across the world to share advances in development-focused research linking these disciplines. Call for  Abstracts due by Feb 18

    with particular interest in exploring these issues in Africa through a health economics lens.

    https://goo.gl/VKz7xA

     

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    August 15-18, 2018   EcoHealth Congress 2018, Cali, Colombia

    Organized by Universidad del Valle and the International Association for Ecology and Health.

    Ecohealth is about understanding the connections between environment, society and health. This approach goes beyond the usual analysis of relationships between biological and physical components of ecosystems and human populations, by including systems thinking and the analysis of the political dimensions of  complex problems with trans-disciplinary teams.   Abstracts due by March 4.   http://ecohealth2018.co/ 

     

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    August 26 -29, 2018   International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) 

    Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Held every 2-3 years, the ICEID conference brings together more than 1500 public health professionals from around the world to encourage the exchange of the latest information on issues affecting the emergence, spread, and control of infectious disease. Organized in collaboration with the  Task Force for Global Health and with scientific input from more than 30 national and global partners.  Abstracts due by March 2.

    https://goo.gl/eHBtvs 

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    September 11-14, 2018  

    15th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases

    Co-hosted by CDC, NIH and NEHA (National Environmental Health Association, USA), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.  Lyme disease is widespread throughout North America, Europe, and northern Asia, and prevention is a challenge that must be addressed, especially during the summer months. Professionals in the fields of Lyme and other tickborne disease diagnostics, ecology, environmental health, epidemiology, medicine, microbiology, and pathogenesis are invited to participate.  https://goo.gl/4Znvoa

     

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    October 28 – November 1, 2018  

    American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTM) 67th  Annual Meeting 

    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

    Call for Symposia Proposals, Deadline February 21.

    https://goo.gl/cJeGEx

    (Thank you to ASTM for supporting the One Health Commission) 

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    November 10-14, 2018   

     APHA 2018 Annual Meeting – Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now.

     

    San Diego, California, USA

    Abstracts due by March 3. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the meeting theme and on current and emerging public health issues.

     

    See APHA One Health Policy Statement  https://goo.gl/PQcHyW

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    November 8-12, 2018   Integrating One Health, Clinical Practice & Biosecurity into Aquatic Veterinary Education 

     

    World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and Biosecurity Workshop , St. Kitt, West Indies. Organized/Coordinated by: World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, Ross University, School of Veterinary Medicine & International Aquatic Veterinary Biosecurity Consortium.   https://goo.gl/DZayco

     

     

    January 9-11, 2019

    One Health International Conference (OHIC 2019) Philippines

    Watch for more information coming in 2018

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    OPPORTUNITIES

    Volunteer 

    One Health EpiCorp Volunteers Sought!

     

    The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)  is looking for volunteer health professionals with formal education and training in animal, human, and environmental health with knowledge of basic principles of epidemiology, infectious disease or related fields to join the EpiCore network of over 2,000 members from 142 countries who work to speed-up early detection of outbreaks. EpiCorp volunteers help save lives by responding to requests for information (RFIs) from experts in the field of infectious diseases who find evidence of a possible outbreak. More information or to apply,  info@epicore.org   https://goo.gl/uYSEsd

    Summer Programs

    Amgen Undergraduate Scholars Summer Program

    Every year, the Amgen Scholars Program provides 340 selected undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in a hands-on research experience at many of Europe, USA, and Asia’s premier educational institutions – posted onTrialect . Eligible students enrolled at colleges and universities throughout the world may apply. Stipend, Housing and round-trip travel costs are covered and the amount depends on the host University. Depending up on where you live, you can apply to the following programs:

    Amgen Scholars Europe Amgen Scholars USA Amgen Scholars Worldwide

     

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    May 17 – June 10, 2018    

    Duke One Health Training Program

    The 2017 Duke One Health Training Program class included 42 scholars from 7 countries: China, Egypt, Lebanon, Mongolia,Morocco, Pakistan and the USA.   https://goo.gl/6CbXXn

     

     

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    June 3 – June 9, 2018   

    First Annual Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute (EMSI) 

    Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, Organized by the Triangle Center for Evolutionary Medicine (TriCEM).  For students, postdocs, faculty, public health practitioners, physicians, and veterinarians. Evolution is largely absent from medical and public health training, yet is vital to tackling our most urgent health challenges, including emerging infectious diseases, the evolution of microbial resistance, increasing prevalence of autoimmune diseases, the obesity epidemic, threats to food safety, neurodegenerative disease, and cancer.  https://goo.gl/CZAatr

     

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    June 11-22, 2018

    McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health

    The McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases & Global Health in Montreal, Quebec, Canada offers courses featuring internationally renowned faculty, diverse participant groups, and opportunities for networking and collaboration.Registration for the 2018 Summer Institute is now open.  https://goo.gl/v6aaSi

     

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    Youth Health Equity Summer Fellow

     

    Summer 2018, open to undergraduates and graduate students.  February 19 deadline to submit applications.

    https://goo.gl/KQG5wW

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    Internships / Fellowships 

    ACMCIP Exchange Fellowship for 2018

    Sponsored by the American Committee of Molecular, Cellular and Immunoparasitology (ACMCIP), with generous funding from its parent organization, ASTM, this new pilot award is aimed at all levels of trainees, including junior independent researchers seeking to gain new or additional research skills by visiting laboratories employing cutting-edge methods. Application deadline March 1, 2018.  https://goo.gl/83ttJE  

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    Public Health Institute/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program

     

    Provides recent graduates of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited schools and programs in public health an outstanding training opportunity to learn from leading global health experts in CDC headquarters in Atlanta,  Georgia, USA as well as various country offices throughout the developing world.

     https://goo.gl/jjvWGy  

     

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    PRB Policy Communication Fellows Program 

     

    The Policy Communication Fellows Program seeks to train the next generation of leaders shaping policy in their countries. The fellowship is hosted in partnership with African research and advocacy experts to encourage South-South collaboration and knowledge exchange. Fellows will learn, firsthand, local advocacy priorities and policy landscapes and how to tailor their research messages to relevant policy audiences.Apply by February 12.  https://goo.gl/Rrk3dt

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     Sanford H. Taylor Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

    The Departments of Anthropology and Science and Technology Studies at Cornell University seek a scholar whose research and publications engage empirically, analytically, and theoretically with the intertwining of environment and health. The Program anticipates selecting a scholar whose work touches on themes of broad interest such as social justice, sustainability, resilience, and risk, including reflections upon the conceptual apparatus of environ-mental health itself. The geographic focus of research is open.  Apply by February 1. https://goo.gl/zGE35M

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    Graduate Studies

    Master of Science in Global health Delivery (MGHD)

    Full-time, one-year program at the University for Global Health Equity, Uganda, one-of-a-kind learning experiences rooted in the principles of global health, One Health, epidemiology, global health policy, management, finance, and leadership, preparing students to tackle complex health care delivery challenges in communities that need it most. Apply by February 12.  https://goo.gl/pD6PxL

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    Jobs

    Division Director- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS, Job ID #91009)

    School of Public Health/Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences  at University of Illinois at Chicago

    Close date: March 15, 2018.  The EOHS Division has a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and impactful portfolio of research and service that reflect its values of community engagement and equity.  https://goo.gl/dYodyF

     

    Veterinary Epidemiologist   

    Help gear up veterinary epidemiology capacity for FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Office in Liberia, 2 months plus, Provide Epi training to the Epi staff at MoA and ECTAD National Epi Expert, hands-on, very practical with some theoretical background. Contact Sophie.VonDobschuetz@fao.org

     

    One Health Faculty Director

    University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) Kigali, Rwanda

    The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery.  The One Health Faculty Director (OHFD), in close collaboration with the UGHE Teaching and Learning Team, will support the establishment and success of One Health programming at UGHE.  https://goo.gl/8YXCts

     

     

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    From the One Health Library

    See publications, webinars, journals, blogs, presentations, books, newsletters and more in the Commission’s growing One Health Library.  https://goo.gl/etUQ97

    Journal Articles 

     

    A Systematic Review of Zoonotic Enteric Parasitic Diseases Among Nomadic and Pastoral People

    Barnes AN, Davaasuren A, Baasandagva U, Gray CG, PLOS One, 2017, November 30. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188809

     

    The science behind One Health: at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment

    Murtaugh MP, Steer CJ, Sreevatsan S, Patterson N, Kennedy S and Sriramarao P (2017), Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1395: 12-32. doi:10.1111/nyas.13355

     

    Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges

    Falzon, L.C., Lechner, I., Chantziaras, I. et al. EcoHealth 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1310-5

     

     

     

    One Health Economics to confront disease threats

    Machalaba C, Smith KM, Awada L, Berry K, et al, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    , Volume 111, Issue 6, 1 June 2017, pp 235-237, 16 October 2017. https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx039

     

     

     

    From Invention to Innovation: Risk Analysis to Integrate One Health Technology in the Dairy Farm

    Lombardo A, Boselli C, Amatiste S, Ninci S, et al. 23 November 2017, Front. Public Health, doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00302

     

    Workshop Report – Prevent, Prepare, and Respond: Economics of One Health to Confront Disease Threats

    This report reflects a workshop held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., 30 January – 2 February 2017, convened through the generous support of the USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT-2 project and the World Bank, in partnership with EcoHealth Alliance and the European Union Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action Network for Evaluation of One Health.  https://goo.gl/mAkR1n

     

    Worries grow that climate change will quietly steal nutrients from major food crops

    Milius S, Science News, Vol. 192, No. 11, p. 28, 2017 December 23.  https://goo.gl/HPr2yn

     

    Why healthy soils and forests are key to climate protection and prosperity

    Rueter G, DW,Environment, Sustainability, 2017 December 20.  http://p.dw.com/p/2phKT

     

    Zoos and public health: A partnership on the One Health frontier

    Robinette C., Saffran L., Ruple A., and Deem S.L.  Elservier,  One Health.  3: 1-4. 2017.

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.11.003

     

    International Development, Emerging Diseases, and Ecohealth

    Editorial, Standley CJ, & Bogich TL, EcoHealth 10, 1-3, 2013. DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0820-z

     

    One Health: Competing perspectives in an emerging field

    Kingsley P, Taylor EM, (2017), Parasitology,144(1), 7-14.  2016 January 28.  https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182015001845

     

    The need for European OneHealth / EcoHealth networks

     

    Keune H, et., Archives of Public Health, The official journal of the Belgian Public Health Association, 2017, 75:64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0232-6

     

    Engaging One Health for Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa: Perspective for Mycotoxins

    Ladeira C, Frazzoli C, Orisakwe OE. 16 October 2017, Front. Public Health doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00266

     

    Book

     

    How Animals Help Students Learn: Research and Practice for Educators and Mental-Health Professionals

     

    1st Edition, Eds. Gee NR, Aubrey HF, McCardle P, published 2017 by Routledge

    https://goo.gl/PYEMRa

    Video

     

     

    Documentary  – Unseen Enemy 

     

    Did you miss it in 2017?  Released April 2017 on CNN by Johnson & Johnson, award-winning director Janet Tobias and some of the world’s top experts explore lurking viruses and bacteria that may create the next global pandemic.

    Facebook:  https://goo.gl/6h1jx9

    Watch Official Trailer : https://goo.gl/vvX1Jl

     

    Webinar

    Free-Roaming Cats: A One Health Challenge 

     

    Presentation by Mr. Grant Sizemore at the One Health Academy, Washington D.C. on January 11, 2018 with webinar support provided by the One Health Commission. Discussion of the social, environmental, and health concerns surrounding the widespread issue of free-roaming cats. Recording available.  (Click Register button to view) https://goo.gl/quiKAW

     

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    Thank You to One Health Commission’s Sponsors!

    Without you we could not do the Commission’s global work to 

    connect, create, and educate for One Health.  

     

    February One Health Spotlight on OHC Sponsors 

    Thank You to the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute!

    KCALSI has been a staunch supporter of the One Health Commission since its very early days and exemplifies One Health Leadership on many fronts.

     

     

     

    One Health at Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute  

    •   One Health Innovations Symposia 2016 and 2017 celebrated One Health Day

    Thank You to OHC Board Member, Wayne Carter, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for his unwavering support of One Health and the One Health Commission

     

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  • World Bank Report – OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR STRENGTHENING HUMAN, ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS AT THEIR INTERFACE

    Published in January 2018

     

    Abstract

    Public health systems have critical and clear relevance to the World Bank’s twin goals of poverty eradication and boosting shared prosperity. In particular, they are impacted by, and must respond to, significant threats at human-animal-environment interface… See More + Public health systems have critical and clear relevance to the World Bank’s twin goals of poverty eradication and boosting shared prosperity. In particular, they are impacted by, and must respond to, significant threats at human-animal-environment interface. Most obvious are the diseases shared between humans and animals (“zoonotic” diseases), which comprise more than 60 percent of known human infectious pathogens; but also aspects of vector-borne disease, food and water safety and security, and antimicrobial resistance. Public health systems must therefore be resilient and prepared to face existing and future disease threats at the human-animal-environment interface. the Operational Framework provides a strong orientation to One Health to assist users inunderstanding and implementing it, from rationale to concrete guidance for its application. Six core chapters are included, supported by annexes diving deeper into operational tools and recent World Bank alignment with One Health topics, and a glossary that explains key terms, including interpretations specific to the Operational Framework. Chapter one presents background on the need and scope for One Health, showing how it is inclusive of and can be useful in addressing a broad range of priorities for human and animal health and environment sectors. Chapter two reviews the economic argument for One Health for the global and local public good – both through more effective disease prevention and control, as well as operational efficiencies at countryand project level. Chapter three showcases relevant tools and initiatives for One Health that support capacity for human, animal and or environmental health sectors, bringing them together and articulating possible connections as well as identifying priority areas for further development to aid in successful One Health operations, with additional examples provided in the Annex. Chapters four to six present specific applications of One Health. Examples of entry points for One Healththinking are shown in Chapter four, including determining relevance of different sectors for involvement based on the specific context. Chapter five outlines the building blocks for embedding One Health approaches to prepare for endemic, emerging and pandemic threats, all the way from disease prevention to recovery. Finally, noting the challenge of monitoring progress across sectors, Chapter six outlines possible pathways for monitoring and upscaling, showcasing indicators from relevant Bank projects. The Operational Framework is intended as a guide for One Health operations, from project and program scoping and identification stages to design and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation, to help optimize investments.

    Read the rest of the report at:
    World Bank Group Report Number 122980-GLB

  • Commentary – What can we expect for food, drink and agriculture policy in 2018?

    by | Feb 8, 2018 | Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion

    2017 brought some significant developments in food, drink and agriculture policy at the European level, and 2018 promises to be just as eventful. Below EPHA (European Public Health Alliance) identifies five policy areas where further policy developments are anticipated:

    1.CAP on the back foot

    2.Crunch time for alcohol labelling

    3.Building momentum for sustainable food systems

    4. High time for international regulation on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

    5. Food regulations on the rise in Europe

     

    Read the rest of the article at:
    https://epha.org/what-can-we-expect-for-food-drink-and-agriculture-policy-in-2018/

  • Uppsala Health Summit Newsletter

    Post-Conference Report is here

    The conclusions from the discussions at Uppsala Health Summit 2017: Tackling Infectious Disease Threats – Prevent, Detect and Respond with a One Health Approach are now captured in a report.

    Download the publication from our website and read up on the latest thinking on zoonotic disease management, from the perspectives of the 180 delegates from 39 countries who came to the meeting in October.

    Safe Medicines and One Health
    In this podcast, medical doctor Rebecca Chandler talks about pharmacovigilance in emergencies, and how to monitor potential side effects in outbreak situations. Drawing on the workshop she held at the summit of 2017, Dr Chandler highlights issues of real-time safety surveillance, public trust, and how to build a culture of pharmacovigilance that’s anchored in citizen participation as well as scientific processes.
    Meet some of the delegates at Uppsala Health Summit 2017 in this short video, recorded at Uppsala Castle.
    Uppsala Health Summit, c/o Uppsala University, P.O. Box 256, SE-751 05 UPPSALA, Sweden info@uppsalahealthsummit.se www.uppsalahealthsummit.se