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.
Our monthly events serve to unite:
- Federal governmental departments
- Non-governmental organizations
- Private industry leaders
to promote collaboration through networking, discussion following educational presentations, and informal mentoring.
One Health Academy meetings are dinner meetings held at the Capital Yacht Club located at 1000 Water Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20024 the 2nd Thursday of every month from January to June with dinner starting at 6:30PM and the featured talk beginning between 7:15 and 7:30PM.
MARCH 13th, 2014
Olwen Huxley - Public and Veterinary Health Impacts of Climate Change: Some Food for Thought
Olwen is currently a member of Booz Allen's Defense Energy Team, supporting the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy (SAF/IEN) on projects related to specialty energy use on installations. Prior to supporting the Air Force, she supported the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on projects for Applied Sciences Program in the Earth Sciences Directorate, and various projects related to the Army installation management and renewable energy. She is also involved in several firm-level efforts related to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Before joining Booz Allen, she worked for the University of Hawaii in the Sea Grant College Program, whose mission is to minimize human perturbations to the coastal and ocean environment and support the development of resilient coastal communities. Her previous work includes five years in the U.S. House of Representatives, three of which were on the House Science Committee overseeing technology, standards, and international competitiveness issues and legislation, and two years as the Legislative Director of the Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, focusing legislative and policy efforts to solve climate, environmental sustainability, manufacturing and economic problems throughout the American Rustbelt.
She has a B.A. in History of Science, focusing on public health, from Harvard-Radcliffe College, and an M.A. in Energy and Environmental Analysis from Boston University.
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There is a 50 person limit to the meeting so we suggest you register early. The cost of the evening is $20 per person ($10 for students with ID) it includes dinner, discussion with colleagues, and networking.
Please R.S.V.P. by e-mailing onehealthacademy@gmail.com with your name and the names of any guests attending. We are accepting replies on a first come, first serve basis.
If you have any questions about this event or future events you can contact us at onehealthacademy@gmail.com
CALL FOR SPEAKERS: One Health Academy is filling up our Speakers roster for this year's meetings. If you know of someone who has something to speak about that could be of interest to our group please let us know. You can contact Annamaria Castiglia at amczindc@aol.com.
POST IT: Members if you have something you would like to share with our members or request of One Health Academy please send it to Annamaria Castiglia at amczindc@aol.com and we will POST IT to our website.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OHA: If you are interested in helping in the organizing of our meetings, please contact Tim Stephens at Tstephens@rescobie.com.
GRANT WRITER VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR OHA: If you have the "know how"on how to write a grant and time to give, please contact Tom McGinn at tom.mcginn@dhs.gov.
NEW WEBMASTER: Will Sander, DVM, MPH has agreed to help in keeping the website, e-mail list, and meeting announcements current. Will is a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow hosted by U.S. EPA with broader interests in developing country health and wildlife conservation. Feel free to use onehealthacademy@gmail.com for any problems/concerns/suggestions.
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Upcoming Events
The 111th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, March 28th-29th, 2014. The theme is "Applying Evolution to Medicine and the Environment."
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