University of Minnesota – Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

“Experts call for action on chronic wasting disease” – July 23, 2019

See: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/07/experts-call-action-chronic-wasting-disease

July 23, 2019

FOURTH ANNUAL GLOBAL “ONE HEALTH DAY” - NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Since 2016, three leading international One Health groups, the One Health Commission, the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team, and the One Health Platform Foundation, have partnered in leading global “One Health Day”. Officially celebrated on November 3, individuals and groups from around the world, from academic to corporate to non-profit, students to established professionals, take the opportunity to implement One Health projects and special events under the auspices of “One Health Day.” Highlighting the benefits of a One Health transdisciplinary approach towards solving today’s critical animal, human and ecological health challenges, projects focus on worldwide public health issues such as antimicrobial resistance, emerging /reemerging zoonotic infectious diseases, comparative medicine and research and the inextricable interactions between animal, environmental and human health. ...

SEE: ATTACHMENT for complete information

Bi-Partisan One Health Congressional Bills introduced in U.S. Senate and House

https://www.onehealthcommission.org/index.cfm/38050/46766/bipartisan_one_health_congressional_bills_introduced_in_us_senate_and_house

PLoS ONE

Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration on critical health issues: One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) for operationalizing One Health

Citation: Vesterinen HM, Dutcher TV, Errecaborde KM, Mahero MW, Macy KW, Prasarnphanich O-O, et al. (2019) Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration on critical health issues: One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) for operationalizing One Health. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0219197. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219197

Abstract

Addressing critical global health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease outbreaks, and natural disasters, requires strong coordination and management across sectors. The One Health approach is the integrative effort of multiple sectors working to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment, and is increasingly recognized by experts as a means to address complex challenges. However, practical application of the One Health approach has been challenging. The One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) introduced in this paper was designed using a multistage prototyping process to support systematic improvement in multi-sectoral coordination and collaboration to better address complex health concerns through an operational, stepwise, and practical One Health approach. To date, OH-SMART has been used to strengthen One Health systems in 17 countries and has been deployed to revise emergency response frameworks, improve antimicrobial resistance national action plans and create multi agency infectious disease collaboration protocols. OH-SMART has proven to be user friendly, robust, and capable of fostering multi-sectoral collaboration and complex system-wide problem solving.

See: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0219197&fbclid=IwAR17j2YMREPnH-HZY53mCEF_EnZoXb-RkrCkpgSgi5gpsAtcfn1DPPLPndo

6th World One Health Congress

SEE: https://onehealthplatform.com/wohc/home

The 19^th International Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (ISWAVLD) 2019 http://www.iswavld2019.org/ & the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Seminar was held June 19 -22, 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Conference Theme

Innovation of Clinical and Public Health Laboratories: Integrating on the Future of One Health

PLENARY SPEAKER - Craig N. Carter, DVM, PhD

“Food Security and Animal Health: The Global One Health Role of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories”

Dr. Carter is Past Executive Director, WAVLD http://wavld.org/ and a distinguished member of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team

Please see attached PDF to read complete speech.

Harvard med students start vet rotations

During medical school, students learn everything about the human body – but in Boston, a select group of Harvard medical students are learning about animals, too. It’s part of a collaborative program between Harvard Medical School and the Franklin Park Zoo called One Health, and it allows medical students to do a veterinary rotation during their final year of school. Dana Jacobson reports.

Read in CBS News: https://apple.news/A015rOR0eSI-LpgmqMkYx2Q

OIE calls bovine TB eradication a 'One Health' issue