‘International Zoonosis Research Institute’, Islamabad, Pakistan Links to One Health Initiative website

 http://www.izrionline.com/

and http://www.izrionline.com/Link.html

Information Provided by:

Nasir Shah Naqvi, PhD
Chairman International Zoonosis Research Institute 

Suite No 5 Second Floor Sajad Shrif Plaza

G 11 Markaz

Islamabad, Pakistan

University of Pittsburgh (USA), Center for Global Health Links with One Health Initiative Website - May 4, 2010

          http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/resources/additional-links.php

Information provided by:

Joanne Russell, MPPM, RN, CCRC, Director

                   and

Donald S. Burke, MD

UPMC-Jonas Salk Professor of Global Health
Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health

University Library, University of Illinois (USA) at Urbana-Champaign in Forefront of One Medicine/One Health

The University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has and continues to support/promote the One Medicine/One Health initiative.  Their website now links to other significant One Health websites including the One Health Initiative website.  This makes them the 50^th known national and international website linking with the One Health Initiative website http://www.onehealthinitiative.com.

SEE:  http://uiuc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=98786

“From The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine Strategic Plan:

Center for One Medicine

We are proposing a new University-wide program that would help prepare society to address the animal and human dimensions of emerging public health issues, such as avian influenza and anti-microbial resistance. This program will support studies at the intersection of wildlife disease, sustainable agriculture, conservation medicine, and human and environmental health. Ultimately, this work will inform and improve public health policy.”

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (USA) Links Website with One Health Initiative website

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/  and  http://www.vet.upenn.edu/PennVet/AboutUs/tabid/247/Default.aspx

Information provided by:

Kelly Stratton

Communication Specialist

School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

215.898.1475

Available on website Publications page - http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications.php

New Zealand One Health Advocate to Receive “Office of the New Zealand Order of Merit” (ONZM)

The Governor General of New Zealand will present the “Office of the New Zealand Order of Merit” (ONZM) award http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/nzom.html—the New Zealand version of the “Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” (OBE)—on Tuesday April 27, 2010, to veterinarian, Dr. James Daulby Edwards. “For services to the veterinary profession and the community.”

A longstanding supporter and advocate of the One Health concept, Dr. Edwards represents the Minister of Agriculture on the Veterinary Council of New Zealand. He and his wife, Pam work with the health sector in the development and maintenance of online health resource databases.

Dr. Edwards recently participated in a seminar conducted by the New Zealand Medical Council which had asked the United Kingdom’s Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) to conduct an assessment of aspects of the Council's work.  During their visit to New Zealand, CHRE staff had offered to hold a Good Practice seminar and present on their office, their role, healthcare regulation in the UK and examples of good practice by the regulators overseen by the CHRE.  The CHRE was very interested in New Zealand regulatory practice and they followed their presentation with a roundtable discussion. 

According to Dr. Edwards, Harry Cayton, chief executive of the CHRE since August 2007, and Michael Andrews, who manages the CHRE Scrutiny and Quality Team, presented the UK approach to the seminar and emphasized the principles of good regulation.  They expressed that, “Regulators function on behalf of the public.  Excessive and restrictive regulation is not necessarily better.  ‘Right touch’ regulation is based on a proper evaluation of the risks.  Professionals need the framework within which to work.”

Dr. Jim Edwards is currently the managing director of World Veterinary Consultants, an international veterinary consultancy.  In addition, he is editor and contents manager of the website and newsletter of the World Veterinary Association http://www.worldvet.org/.  Dr. Edwards was the past President of the World Veterinary Association and the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations.  He has received The World Veterinary Epidemiology Society James H. Steele Award and the New Zealand Veterinary Association Outstanding Service Award.

The One Health Commission (OHC) www.onehealthcommission.org is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization based in the United States with headquarters currently located in Washington, D.C. The OHC and the One Health Initiative website established website links on April 6, 2010. At that time, following discussions (beginning since the incorporation of the OHC), the two joined forces in a collaborative, mutually cooperative liaison. Both have the same goals, i.e. implementation and institutionalization of the One Health concept in the U.S. and worldwide as soon as feasible.

"The One Health Commission (OHC) is a call to action for collaboration and cooperation among health science professions, academic institutions, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and industries towards improved assessment, treatment, and prevention of cross-species disease transmission and mutually prevalent, but non-transmitted [i.e. non-infectious diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity, osteoarthritis, etc], human and animal diseases and medical conditions. A changing environment populated by interconnected animal and human contact creates significant challenges. These challenges require integrated solutions and call for collaborative leadership."

The OHC (USA) Board of Directors includes:
Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD; Chair, James Fox, DVM, MS, Vice Chair; Michael B. Cates, DVM, MPH; Susan Polan, PhD; Elizabeth Bishop; Wiley Souba, MD, BSc, MBA; John Fischer, DVM, PhD; and Roger K. Mahr, DVM, Chief Executive Officer.

These individuals represent respectively, the American Medical Association (AMA), Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Public Health Association (APHA), Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AVWA).

Now representing AMA as the Chair of the One Health Commission (USA) is physician, Dr. Albert J. Osbahr, III, Immediate Past President, North Carolina Medical Society, a longstanding One Health supporter/advocate and visionary leader:

http://wncsafetyschool.com/docs/2009_Speakers/Osbahr.PDF

Albert J. Osbahr, MD, resides in Hickory, North Carolina with his wife, Beth, and two sons, where he serves as the Medical Director at the Catawba Valley Medical Center, Occupational Health Services. In addition, he works as Corporate Medical Director at Blue Ridge Paper Corporation and as a Medical Consultant/Lab Director at the Haywood County Health Department. Dr. Osbahr graduated from the UNC-CH Medical School with a primary specialty in Occupational Medicine and a secondary specialty in Family Medicine/Preventive Medicine. He has a long history of serving in organized medicine and currently holds a position as a member of the Council on Science and Public Health at the AMA in addition to his position on the Board at the NC Medical Society. He also serves on several committees at the NC Medical Society, such as the NC Industrial Commission Liaison Committee and the Family and Public Health Committee.

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Historical Perspective:
The One Health Initiative website autonomous, pro bono team believes that when the 21st century history of the One Health movement is written for the United States, the late President of the American Medical Association, physician Ronald M. Davis, MD shall be known as a modern day “One Health” visionary leader. Dr. Davis joined hands with the American Veterinary Medical Association in collaboration with AVMA past President, veterinarian Roger K. Mahr, DVM, current OHC/CEO and others in recognizing the huge, untapped wealth of public health and individual health care horizons possible by implementation of One Health principles—a centuries old idea (see http://veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com/cgi/reprint/157/22/673; http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2007/43_1/5_19.pdf and http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(07)01082-0/fulltext.

Dr. Davis shepherded the first of its kind “One Health resolution” through the American Medical Association and gained an historic adoption in support of the concept in June 2007. Three members of the current One Health Initiative team, Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Thomas P. Monath, MD and Bruce Kaplan, DVM assisted in the drafting of this document—primarily by Dr. Kahn with careful and diligent guidance by Dr. Davis.

In a July 2, 2007 message, Dr. Davis wrote:

"I'm delighted that the AMA House of Delegates has approved a resolution calling for increased collaboration between the human and veterinary medical communities and I look forward to seeing a stronger partnership between physicians and veterinarians.  Emerging infectious diseases, with the threats of cross-species transmission and pandemics, represent one of many reasons why the human and veterinary medical professions must work more closely together.
 
Best wishes,
Ron"

Subsequently many other national and international organizations including the AVMA adopted similar One Health resolutions. A partial list of known organizational One Health supporters includes:

American Veterinary Medical Association
American Medical Association
Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
Croatian Society for Infectious Diseases
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
Delta Society
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
American Physiological Society
American Phytopathological Society
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Association of Schools of Public Health
American Society for Microbiology
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Association of Academic Health Centers
Association of American Medical Colleges
Immuno Valley Consortium in The Netherlands
Indian Veterinary Public Health Association
The Institute for Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Food Safety Lazio and Tuscany Regions Italy
Italian Society of Preventive Medicine
Corporation Red SPVet, Bogota, Colombia
National Environmental Health Association
State Environmental Health Directors
Veterinarians without Borders/ Vétérinaires sans Frontières – Canada
Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association
The Global Alliance for Rabies Control
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Animal Health, Antwerp, Belgium
American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
The SAPUVET III Project
Nigerian Biomedical and Life Scientists
New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine (NZCCM) – Auckland
American College of Veterinary Pathology
United States Animal Health Association
Exuberant Animal
One Health Commission (USA)
American Public Health Association
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

To reiterate a pertinent quote in a 2009 professional journal article that was inspired by co-author Mary Echols, DVM, MPH:

“…no single person, no single health profession, no single organization, and no single nation or people invented
 or owns One Health.  It is an all inclusive, co-equal endeavor that belongs to all of humanity.  A caveat: while
 honest debate over efficacious process should be welcome, factionalism should not.”

See ‘One Health’ - the Rosetta stone for 21st century health and health providers
:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_3/377.htm

Note: Dr. Echols is editor of the One Health Newsletter (USA), a quarterly online publication from the Florida Department of Health’s Division of Environmental Health (USA) http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/newsletter.php.

By BK/4/12/2010

Co-author/editor of Landmark One Health book named “Florida (USA) Outstanding Woman in Public Health”

April 7, 2010 – University of South Florida, College of Public Health---The Dean of the college of public health, Donna J. Petersen, MHS, ScD presented Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH—a graduate of the USF college of public health—with the prestigious ‘Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health’ award today in Tampa, Florida (USA).  Dr. Petersen also recognized Dr. Conti’s numerous contributions to the health and wellbeing of the citizens of Florida and nationwide.

Dr. Conti is the director of the Florida State Health Department’s Environmental Health division and on the editorial board of the One Health Newsletter.   Among many other achievements, she co-authored/edited a recently published and highly acclaimed One Health book with Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH of Yale medical school:

"For public health professionals, human health and veterinary clinicians in the United States this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I should recommend this book for all libraries of medicine, veterinary and public health schools and research centres from all over the world. This book will bring together human and animal clinicians and provide practical guidelines towards a better understanding on human-animal interactions and their potential effects on the health and well being of humans and animals."

“Human-Animal Medicine: Clinical Approaches to Zoonoses, Toxicants and Other Shared Health Risks”

http://www.amazon.com/Human-Animal-Medicine-Clinical-Approaches-Toxicants/dp/1416068376/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264519064&sr=1-1

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookbibliographicinfo.cws_home/720333/description

One Health Commission (USA) website links to One Health Initiative website

http://www.onehealthcommission.org/community-exchange.html and www.onehealthcommission.org

The autonomous, pro bono One Health Initiative website team of Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Bruce Kaplan, DVM, Thomas P. Monath, MD, and Jack Woodall, PhD supports the One Health goals of the One Health Commission.

This One Health Initiative website is currently linked or has been linked with 48 known websites nationally and internationally.

The One Health Commission (USA) Board of Directors includes:

Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD, Chair

American Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654

James Fox, DVM, MS, Vice Chair

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
1101 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20005

Michael B. Cates, DVM, MPH, Secretary-Treasurer

American Veterinary Medical Association
1931 North Meacham Road
Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Susan Polan, PhD

American Public Health Association
800 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001-3710

Elizabeth Bishop

Association of Academic Health Centers
1400 16th Street, N.W.
Suite 720
Washington, DC 20036

Wiley Souba, MD, ScD, MBA

Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

John Fischer, DVM, PhD

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
444 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Suite 725
Washington, DC 20001

EXECUTIVE STAFF:  

Roger K. Mahr, DVM, Chief Executive Officer - Phone: 630-222-8877 -  E-mail: rkmahr@onehealthcommission.org

Brenda Ridgnal, Administrative Assistant, 1055 Broadway, Suite 130,  Kansas City, MO 64105, Phone 816-627-3413, Email: bridgnal@onehealthcommission.org

United States Animal Health Association (Executive Committee) Approves Support of One Health Initiative

The One Health Initiative website was notified today (March 24, 2010) that The Executive Committee of the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) recently approved the organization to become an official supporter of the One Health Initiative.  We would appreciate being included in your list of supporters, as well as provide any of our organization’s expertise in animal health to the Initiative.  Attached is a formal letter designating our support [please see letter published of support on Publications page http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications.php]. 

Provided by:

Benjamin D. Richey

United States Animal Health Association

Executive Director

4221 Mitchell Ave.

St. Joseph, MO 64507

p: 816.671.1144

f: 816.671.1201

www.usaha.org 

Note: The autonomous pro bono One Health team of Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Bruce Kaplan, DVM, Thomas P. Monath, MD and Jack Woodall, PhD (managers of the One Health Initiative website) are delighted to learn that the United States Animal Health Association (Executive Committee) has endorsed the One Health concept. 

USAHA, since 1897, has been and continues to be recognized as a premier “non-profit, member-driven, science-based organization devoted to prevention, control and eradication of animal disease in the United States.  USAHA has nearly 1200 members representing state and federal agencies, universities, industry and veterinary organizations and other groups with interest in animal health, disease control, animal welfare, food safety and public health.  USAHA serves as a clearinghouse for new information and methods that can be used in the development of laws, regulations, policy and programs.  Through deliberations of its annual meeting and 32 committees, USAHA works to develop solutions to animal health-related issues.”

USAHA has been added to the One Health Initiative’s website One Health Supporter lists.  Please see http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/supporters.php and http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications.php (scroll down).