“One Health or ...  some health?”

Veterinaria Italiana Journal - Issue online: 2011 – Volume 47 (2), April-June

http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2011/47_2/47_2.htm

http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2011/47_2/129.pdf

One Health History Question: Who coined the term “One Medicine”?

One Health Initiative website Posting – June 27, 2011

By Bruce Kaplan, DVM and Cheryl Scott, RN, NP, DVM, MPVM

Please see attached PDF for full text

One Health opinions, comments and verifiable corrections are welcomed by the One Health Initiative website.  Please submit to kkm@onehealthinitiative.com for consideration.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists -

The uncertainty surrounding sustainable agriculture

By Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP | 20 June 2011

“All of our planet's problems began 10,000 to 15,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock and crops, and it went downhill from there. While agriculture provided a stable food supply, it also required the destruction of pristine land. Surplus food enabled the growth of cities; cities led to civilizations; and civilizations eventually discovered the science and technology that allowed our numbers to grow. And, while these advances have been great for us humans, they haven't been so great for the natural world. We have taken from nature and left our amassing waste in the land, oceans, and air -- poisoning our planet. ... “

For more see:

http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/the-uncertainty-surrounding-sustainable-agriculture

Book review    

http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/78
Review of "Non-native and invasive ticks - Threats to human and animal health in the United States" by Michael J. Burridge
Sparagano OA
Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:78 (15 May 2011)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Australian International One Health Leader Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study 

June 17, 2011:

Dr. Martyn Jeggo, veterinarian and international One Health leader from Australia, sent this letter (see attached PDF) supporting an Institute of Medicine (IOM) One Health study/report on the same day that the National Academies of Practice (NAP) http://www.napractice.org/index.cfm sent a letter of support (http://alturl.com/gp778) written to Secretaries of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius) and Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano).  Both letters endorsed the original One Health Proposal letter http://alturl.com/kv7y8 sent by Drs. Ralph Richardson and Tom Monath to Secretaries Sebelius and Napolitano.

Martyn Jeggo, B.Vet.Med., PhD is the director of CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory.  Dr. Jeggo chaired the Organizing Committee of the first International Congress of One Health held in Melbourne, Australia in February 2011.  By all accounts the meeting was highly successful with an attendance of over 650 delegates worldwide (about 24 countries represented).  See http://www.onehealth2011.com/congress.php.

To date, while representatives from both U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have expressed strong support for One Health, none have addressed the request to help provide funding for the critically needed One Health IOM study/report.  This relatively modest investment (approximately $1.2 million) is considered essential to help ensure reasonably rapid implementation and institutionalization of the life protecting and life saving One Health concept. 

The One Health Initiative team urges One Health supporters/advocates to write letters of support to the White House and members of their U.S. Congressional delegations, i.e. U.S. Senators and Representatives.  One Health principles are commonsense and non-partisan.

National Academies of Practice (NAP) Supports One Health Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study 

June 17, 2011:

The NAP http://www.napractice.org/index.cfm sent a letter of support (see attachment) written to Secretaries of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius) and Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano). The NAP letter was signed by the NAP President and President-elect, Drs. Arthur Hazelwood and John Herbold, respectively. It endorsed the original One Health Proposal letter http://alturl.com/kv7y8 sent by Drs. Ralph Richardson and Tom Monath to Secretaries Sebelius and Napolitano.

The Academies include Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatric Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, and Veterinary Medicine.  This multi-disciplinary group represents the true spirit of the One Health concept.

Prominent International One Health Leader Gives “One Health-One Medicine Keynote Address” at National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Conference in Baltimore, Maryland (USA)

Veterinarian Martyn Jeggo, BVetMed, PhD presented the “One Health-One Medicine” Keynote address at the Fourteenth Annual National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Conference on Vaccine Research in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) http://www.nfid.org/index.html / http://www.nfid.org/conferences/vaccine11/ on Monday, May 16, 2011.  This was for Symposium 1: One Health Initiative.

-Please see Slide presentation PDF attached-

Dr. Jeggo is Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratory, CSIRO Livestock Industries, Victoria, Australia and serves on the One Health Initiative Honorary Advisory Board http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/advBoard.php.

Physician One Health Advocate Recommends Concept to Maine’s U. S. Senator Susan Collins

NOTICE:

One Health Newsletter Spring Issue Posted June 6, 2011

See attached PDF or http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/medicine/One_Health/OneHealth.html

Career Choices Book for Veterinarians Discusses Potential Future “One Health” Opportunities

CAREER CHOICES FOR VETERINARIANS:
PRIVATE PRACTICE AND BEYOND   
New!
Second edition, 2011
CARIN A. SMITH, DVM
Contributing Author Nina Kieves, DVM

http://www.smithvet.com/books.shtml#career