One Health Publications

Why Animal Health Matters [A One Health perspective]

Published on September 15, 2015 by the ANIMAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (AHI)

Please watch *Dr. Laura H. Kahn [MD, MPH, MPP], Physician and Research Scholar at the program of Science and Global Security at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public at International Affairs at Princeton University discuss the concept of one health.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCEH7XEVUgE

“The video concept is to promote the idea of One Health and how important healthy animals are to humans. Often overlooked and misunderstood, we want to bring evidence to viewers as to why veterinarians and animal health is so important.”

This YouTube video was produced by Story Partners, LLC for the Animal Health Institute http://www.ahi.org/.

*Dr. Kahn http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiography%20Feb%202015.pdf is a Co-Founder of the One Health Initiative team and One Health Initiative website www.onehealthinitiative.com.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015

Emerging Infections Program—20 Years of Achievements and Future Prospects

 http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/9/15-0564_article

PhD Student Receives Bullitt Foundation Fellowship

To Launch One Health Dairy Project in Washington State (USA)

September 10, 2015—A PhD student at the University of Washington plans to tackle issues in sustainable dairy farming with funding from the Bullitt Foundation. Dr. Heather Fowler [a veterinarian with VMD and MPH degrees] was selected for the Foundation’s Environmental Fellowship Award, a highly selective prize of $100,000 given to a single graduate student.

“I’m thankful to have the support and the funding as well as the title of the Environmental Fellow,” said Fowler, who is a doctoral student in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the UW School of Public Heath and part of the UW’s Center for One Health Research.

“Emerging environmental health issues are often multi-factorial and really complex and there is no one easy solution,” she explains, which is why a One Health approach can help, particularly in an industry like dairy agriculture. It brings stakeholders from human, animal, and environmental health to the table.

Please see full news release attached.

Provided by:

Elizabeth Sharpe

Communication Director

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

1959 NE Pacific Street, F-461C

University of Washington

Seattle, WA  98195-7234

Ph. 206.685.6737 Fax 206.543.9616

E-mail:  esharpe@u.washington.edu

http://deohs.washington.edu

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Global Programs and Initiatives – One Health

http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-programs-and-initiatives/one-health/

“Pharmaceutical Stewardship” – A Strategic Priority for the World Veterinary Association

By René A. Carlson, DVM, President of the World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Past President, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

http://www.worldvet.org/uploads/news/docs/08-a303_wva_pharmaceutical.pdf

Provided by:

Dr. Zeev Noga, Veterinary Policy Officer

World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22
zeev_noga@worldvet.org
secretariat@worldvet.org
http://www.worldvet.org

Editor-in-Chief of Parasites & Vectors - August 2015

Parasites & Vectors wishes to announce that our founding Editor-in-Chief, Professor Chris Arme, will be stepping down from his role at the end of 2015. Professor Arme has built Parasites & Vectors into the premier open access journal for the international parasitology community and at BioMed Central, we are extremely grateful to him for his tireless work.

We therefore seek a new Editor-in-Chief to direct the journal in its next phase of development and to build on Professor Arme’s achievements.

The successful candidate will have a broad interest in parasitology and vector biology, extensive editorial experience, and a clear strategic vision for Parasites & Vectors.  The new Editor-in-Chief will handle a large number of manuscripts as well as support the journal’s Section Editors, and take a lead on journal policy and acceptance threshold. The Editor-in-Chief role also requires sound knowledge of ethics and policies in publishing and science, although full training and support will be provided.

Parasites & Vectors has a strong history of building relationships with research networks, the general public, NGOs, industry and governmental organisations; BioMed Central seeks a new Editor-in-Chief with commensurate experience to continue this mission.

Parasites & Vectors is an international journal with a global author base and readership; BioMed Central welcomes applications from the international parasitology and vector biology communities.

The initial term for this position will be 5 years. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in September and the successful applicant will begin on 1^st January 2016, after training for 1-2 months with Professor Arme.

Interested applicants should submit curriculum vitae / resume and a brief vision for the future development of the journal to srimathy.sriskantharajah@biomedcentral.com. Any questions regarding this role can also be submitted to the same address. The deadline for applications is 7^th September 2015.

Provided by: Dr. Srimathy Sriskantharajah, Journal Development Manager, BioMed Central, 236 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB, +44 (0) 2031922725

http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/about/update/eic_pv

International ONE HEALTH UMBRELLA

http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/OneHealth2

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)

Public health, animal health and security sector must speak with one voice on the need to strengthen health systems

http://www.oie.int/for-the-media/press-releases/detail/article/public-health-animal-health-and-security-sector-must-speak-with-one-voice-on-the-need-to-strengthen/

See: “One Health: A Concept for the 21st Century” World Medical Association (WMA) journal – July 2015

*Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP

Research Scholar, Program on Science and Global Security

Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (USA)

E-mail: lkahn@princeton.edu

http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/LauraKahnBiography%20Feb%202015.pdf

Please scroll to pages 62-63 of the World Medical Association (WMA) journal July 2015 issue PDF attachment.

http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/WMJ%202%202015.pdf

http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/20journal/index.html

Permission to post on One Health Initiative website granted August 17, 2015 by:

Dr. Peteris Apinis

Editor in Chief, World Medical Journal

President, Latvian Medical Association, Skolas street 3, Riga, Latvia, Phone +371 67 220 661

peteris@arstubiedriba.lv, editorin-chief@wma.net

http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/20journal/index.html

*Note: Dr. Kahn, is a recognized international One health leader and co-founder of the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team/website www.onehealthinitiative.com.  She has authored and co-authored numerous One Health professional journal articles and book chapters.

New "One Health" Master of Public Health (MPH) training program: Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface

Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface MPH Training Program  

The Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI) training program is based at the UW Center for One Health Research (COHR). The OHHAI training program promotes a "One Health" approach to the current lack of adequate research and best practices regarding the occupational health of animal workers. Animal workers interact with animals in a wide range of settings ranging from veterinary clinics to research laboratories, farms, markets, zoos, aquariums, and wildlife environments. They face unique and important health issues including exposure to zoonotic infectious diseases, allergens, and injury risks. Students in the OHHAI training program will satisfy the requirements for an MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. The curriculum also includes a seminar in the occupational health of animal workers, a One Health survey course, an original research thesis and a practicum experience. Potential practicum sites include zoos, farms, veterinary hospitals, animal research laboratories, department of agriculture, farmworker clinics, and wildlife health organizations, both in the US and internationally. A limited number of scholarships including tuition support and stipend are available on a merit basis. The OHHAI training program is funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) through the UW Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS).

For more information about the Training Program contact Vickie Ramirez at ramirezv@uw.edu.

For more information about the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences visit the DEOHS Home page.

To apply for the 2016/2017 school year (application deadline Dec. 1, 2015) visit the Application Instructions page.

The Center for One Health Research

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences | School of Public Health | University of Washington

Box 357234 | Seattle, WA | USA 98195-7234 | 206-685-2654 | cohr@uw.edu

See: http://deohs.washington.edu/cohr/ohhai