OUR MISSION
The One Health Academy promotes interdisciplinary collaboration among health professionals, industry, and policy makers by promoting public health, as well as environmental, food, agricultural, and economic protection.
Happy One Health Day 2020!
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Now more than ever, we need One Health! Please join our global community by posting your own One Heath 2020 event or participating in one! Events are still coming in and are ongoing throughout the year. Help us spread the word and teach others about our urgent need for One Health!
As a reminder, OHA will continue to host our monthly meetings via webinar.
We hope everyone can continue to stay healthy and safe during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Please join us again virtually!
We hope everyone can continue to stay healthy and safe during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Please join us again virtually!
One Health Academy Webinar
November 18, 2020
Featured talk starts at 7:00 PM EST
Please register for webinar access to the November meeting here.
November 18, 2020
Featured talk starts at 7:00 PM EST
Please register for webinar access to the November meeting here.
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NOVEMBER SPEAKER |
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Dale Griffin, Ph.D., MSPH
presenting
"One Health: The Dispersion of Microorganisms
by Global Scale Dust Storms"
Dale Griffin received a B.S. in Microbiology in 1990 from the Department of Biology, University of South Florida (USF). In December of 1994 he received a Master of Science in Public Health, with a research focus on methods development for the detection of two pathogenic protozoa (Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia) in environmental samples, from the College of Public Health, USF. In December of 1999 he received a Doctorate of Philosophy with a research focus on the use of molecular methods for detection of water quality indicator microorganisms and pathogenic viruses in fresh and marine waters from the Department of Marine Sciences, USF, St. Petersburg, Florida (major advisor, Dr. Joan B. Rose). In his first Post-Doctoral position at USF’s College of Marine Science, he worked with Dr. John H. Paul III on human enterovirus detection assays, marine lysogeny and isolation of viruses lytic to the red-tide agent Karenia brevis. In his second Post-Doctoral position at the United States Geological Survey in St. Petersburg Florida, he worked with Dr. Eugene A. Shinn on a NASA funded grant to study microbiology and public health issues associated with atmospheric transoceanic transport of African dust to the Caribbean and Americas. He was recently awarded Master Certificates in Six Sigma, Lean Enterprise Solutions and Organization Leadership from Villanova University. Dale has authored or co-authored 84 peer-reviewed journal articles, 12 book sections, and 66 other publications (magazine articles, proceedings papers, cruise reports, convention papers, etc.) on issues of aquatic, soil, and atmospheric microbiology.
January is now officially One Health Awareness Month!
To promote collaboration between animal, environmental, plant and public health scientists, on December 19, 2019 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Senate Resolution 462 introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (Democrat-California) and Martha McSally (Republican-Arizona) designating January 2020 as “National One Health Awareness Month” in the U.S.
Use the One Health Awareness Month Guide provided by the One Health Commission to get involved and learn more.
Let's start the new decade with positive One Health actions!
To promote collaboration between animal, environmental, plant and public health scientists, on December 19, 2019 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Senate Resolution 462 introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (Democrat-California) and Martha McSally (Republican-Arizona) designating January 2020 as “National One Health Awareness Month” in the U.S.
Use the One Health Awareness Month Guide provided by the One Health Commission to get involved and learn more.
Let's start the new decade with positive One Health actions!
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