About the One Health Intellectual Exchange Series

This interdisciplinary course will introduce the concept of One Health as an increasingly important approach to a holistic understanding of the prevention of disease and the maintenance of both human and animal health. The list of topics will include a discussion of bidirectional impact of animal health on human health, the impact of earth’s changing ecology on health, issues of food and water security and preparedness, and the benefits of comparative medicine. Learning objectives include 1) to describe how different disciplines contribute to the practice of One Health, 2) to creatively design interdisciplinary interventions to improve Global Health using a One Health model, and 3) to interact with One Health-relevant professionals in the Triangle and beyond. The course aims to include students from Duke, UNC and NC State from diverse disciplines relevant to One Health, including: human medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental science, public health, global health, public policy, and others.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Check out our first sessions. For readings, see our library page!

The One Health Intellectual Exchange "Philosophy to Practical Integration of Human, Animal and Environmental Health", an IEG discussion series, is sponsored by the Triangle Global Health Consortium One Health Collaborative. It is designed to enhance collaborations between physicians, veterinarians, researchers and other local / global health professionals by increasing public awareness of the interconnectedness of people, animals and the environment.

Session 1, 2011: Introduction to the Concept of One Health: Initiative, History, Relevant Institutions, Goals

Panel Discussion led by Members of the TGHC One Health Collaborative Steering Committee:





Larry Glickman, VMD, DrPH, (UNC Chapel Hill)
Suzanne Kennedy Stoskopf, DVM, PhD (NC State University)
Barrett Slenning, DVM, MVPH (NC State University)
Cheryl Stroud. DVM, PhD, TGHC One Heath Collaborative Chair
Chris Woods, MD, MPH (Duke University)




Session 2, 2011 (Jan.18): Relevance of Global Environmental Change for Understanding Future Dynamics of Animal & Human Health with Dr. Jason West
Speaker: 
Dr. Jason West, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, University of North Carolina
Objectives: 
  • Global Climate Change – Understanding the Problem.  I hope that students will gain a general understanding of the causes, impacts, and potential solutions to global climate change, emphasizing how scientific understanding of climate change was gained through history.
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health.  As climate affects health through several different mechanisms, we will first identify those different mechanisms and explore how research is moving toward quantified impacts and plans for adaptation.
  • Some Current Research on Climate – Air Quality – Human Health Linkages.  I will show results of some research from my lab connecting climate, air quality, and health problems, and will use methane mitigation as an example of a possible “win-win”.

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  1. Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhDJanuary 15, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Too bad that the first session got cancelled because of the icy roads. The second session will incorporate some the the introductory comments intended for the first session as well as hear from Dr. Jason West.

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