Oregon One Health is an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of people, animals, and the environment— collaborating with medical and veterinary professionals to investigate and prevent communicable diseases.
In Oregon, a One Health framework has shaped communicable disease surveillance, prevention, and response activities for over two decades. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been one of the first agencies in Oregon and in the United States to track zoonotic diseases—those transmitted between animals and humans—in animal populations since 2011. We have a strong history of veterinary public health programs, wildlife agencies, and public health agencies working together to address risk from wildlife, domestic animals, and environmental exposures.
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check out this One World,
One Health video to learn more: click here
This week's focus feature will cover What is One Health and how One Health is for All of Us!
Oregon One Health is an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of people, animals, and the environment— collaborating with medical and veterinary professionals to investigate and prevent communicable diseases.
Introduction to One Health Month:
To promote the collaboration between animal, environmental, plan and public health scientists, on December 19, 2019, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed and designated January as “National One Health Awareness Month." This month, we will share information on a variety of One Health-related topics we are certain you'll find interesting and educational.
“The health of people, animals, and the environment is intertwined. A health hazard for people may likely be a health hazard for animals." -U.S. Food & Drug Administration
For introductory video on One Health, click here.
For more information, please see these FDA articles:
Antimicrobial Resistance
What happens when germs develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them? Say hello to Antimicrobial Resistance or (AMR). AMR can affect people at any stage of life as well as animals, plans and agriculture. The drivers of AMR include antimicrobial use and abuse in humans, animals and the environment and the spread of resistant bacteria around the globe. Most antimicrobials used to treat humans are also used in animals. To combat AMR requires local and global efforts and a One Health approach.
Please see these AMR resources to learn more:
- This video is produced by the Zoonotic and Emerging Diseases Group in Kenya, which is based jointly between the University of Liverpool (UK) and the International Livestock Research Institute. click here
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – A Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform and Global Movement for Action against AMR (no voiceover) click here
- The Curious Kids' Guide to Germs (a coloring book) click here
For more information on Oregon One Health, please contact: Emilio DeBess, DVM,MPVM