One Health Forum and Public Dialogue

Monday, September 30, 2013

6:00pm - 8:30pm

Posted One Health Initiative website NEWS page Thursday, September 12, 2013

One Health in Action...

Prominent One Health Initiative Public Health Experts Quoted in Canadian News Article

OHI Request for Proposals (RFP)

A One Medicine Approach to Pesticides

December 12, 2013 Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center | Durham, North Carolina

Pesticides from All Sides:

A conference for physicians, nurses, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, public health professionals, environmental health specialists, agriculture professionals, wildlife professionals, and federal, military, state and local government partners.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services host the One Medicine Symposium to educate and provide attendees with information and take-home tools that will improve collaboration across professional disciplines and enhance preparedness for natural and man-made disasters or infectious disease outbreaks.

“The Tenth “One Medicine” Symposium “Pesticides from All Sides: A One Medicine Approach to Pesticides” will be held on December 12, 2013 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in

Durham, NC. This year, the program will focus  on the history, regulation, current uses, and impact of pesticides related to human, animal, and environmental health. The program is designed to encourage human, animal,and environmental health professionals to come together to improve awareness and understanding  of the topics from a One Medicine perspective and to foster objective, intellectual discussion across disciplines.

Previous attendees have included physicians, nurses, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, public health professionals, emergency managers, environmental health professionals, wildlife professionals, as well as federal, state, military, and local government partners. Registration fee is $50. For registration and information visit http://www.onemedicinenc.org.”

Provided by:

Anna Allen, DVM

Public Health Liaison Veterinarian

NCDA&CS - Emergency Programs Division

919-807-4340 (office)

919-745-9608 (work cell)

One Health Symposium –  Rabies

One Health at UGA (University of Georgia – USA)

Thursday, November 14^th, 2013 10:00am-3:00pm

UGA Paul D. Coverdell Center, Room 175

Free registration includes complimentary lunch. Space is limited; register early!  Register: REGISTER HERE

Provided by:

James Hataway
Public Relations Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Georgia
708A Boyd GSRC
phone: (706) 542-5222
fax: (706) 542-4807
www.ovpr.uga.edu

Read about UGA research and innovation: 

http://ugaresearch.uga.edu

OneHealth Seminar Series - 1:00pm, Wed, November 13, 2013

“Flu in Ducks and Water: A Multiscale Modeling Study”

Dr. Andreas Handel

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

College of Public Health

University of Georgia

1:00pm, Wed, November 13, 2013

UGA Paul D. Coverdell Center, Room 175

Reception to follow

Provided by:

Laura L. Balkcom, M.Ed.

Event Coordinator

Biomedical & Health Sciences Institute

107 Paul D. Coverdell Center

University of Georgia

Athens, GA 30602-7394 (USA)

706-542-5922//www.biomed.uga.edu

Dean of Major U.S. College of Veterinary Medicine Endorses One Health

One Health Initiative – University of Florida (USA)

MS in Conservation Medicine Open House – Friday, January 14, 2014

Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA. 01536 USA http://www.tufts.edu/vet/mcm/

The continued emergence of new diseases from wild animals, the effects of human activities on endangered species, and the impact of climate change on biodiversity are just a few of the topics that are examined in Tufts University’s Master of Science in Conservation Medicine (MCM) program.  MCM is a one-year master’s program designed to give you the skills to make a difference in worldwide conservation efforts.

Schedule an appointment time today...

MCM Open House will be held on Friday, January 14, 2014

Meet faculty and students, attend an information session, get your questions answered. Individual appointments are available with faculty.

Contact mcm@tufts.edu to reserve your space!

See open house flyer attached for additional MCM program details.

Applications Open! Application deadline for fall 2014 enrollment: April 1, 2014

For more information and to apply on-line visit our MCM program website at: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/mcm/

Learn more about Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine at: http://www.tufts.edu/vet/ccm/

Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tufts.ccm

Sincerely,

Tracey Glover

Program Assistant

Master of Science in Conservation Medicine Program Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

200 Westboro Road

North Grafton, MA 01536

Phone: (508) 887-4812

Fax: (508) 839-7946

http://www.tufts.edu/vet/mcm/

https://www.facebook.com/tufts.ccm

U.S. College Announces First Undergraduate One Health Specific Curriculum

Berry College One Health Program

Lou Gehrig’s Disease Studied by Veterinarians May Elucidate Understanding of Human Illness

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, a veterinarian, explains how “comparative medicine” studies engaging collaborative interdisciplinary cooperation (i.e. the “One Health approach”) may help medical health scientists better understand and identify important aspects of a serious human disease processes using a dog model.  Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) is just one example of many!