One Health Wednesdays (One Life Epi Solutions LLC)

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Kirk Douglas is the Director of the Centre for Biosecurity Studies at the University of the West Indies in the Carribean. He discusses his journey in One Health studying zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus, West Nile Virus, dengue, and avian influenza; the challenges and rewards of completing both an MBA and a PhD at the same time; and his work with partner organizations to develop an expanded framework on One Health.

Links:

Dr. Kirk Douglas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkdouglas2

The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett: https://www.lauriegarrett.com/the-coming-plague

Centre for Biosecurity Studies: https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/biosecurity/home.aspx

Influence of Climatic Factors on Human Hantavirus Infections in Latin America and the Carribean: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/1/15

Dengue Fever and Severe Dengue in Barbados, 2008-2016: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/2/68

Serum LPS Associated with Hantavirus and Dengue Disease Severity in Barbados: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/9/838

Physician, author, researcher, educator, health policy researcher, and co-founder of One Health Initiative – Laura Kahn is a woman of many hats who brings diverse experience and education to the One Health table. She shares her insight on the evolution of One Health, global security including bioterrorism and zoonoses, and needs for improvement of health-thinking and systems, anthropology of food security, and present and future challenges with future security and the politics of antimicrobial resistance.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kahn-79b01510/

https://onehealthinitiative.com/

https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/one-health-and-politics-antimicrobial-resistance

https://sgs.princeton.edu/team/frank-von-hippel

Books:

Zoobiquity by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D.

https://www.amazon.com/Zoobiquity-Astonishing-Connection-Between-Animal/dp/0307477436

Nature’s Mutiny by Philipp Blom

https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Mutiny-Seventeenth-Century-Transformed/dp/1631496727

Missing Microbes by Martin Blaser

https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Microbes-Overuse-Antibiotics-Fueling/dp/0805098100

Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Save the World by Marcia Bjornerud

https://www.amazon.com/Timefulness-Thinking-Like-Geologist-World/dp/0691181209

In this episode ofOne Health Wednesdays, we welcome back Dr. Laura Kahn—physician, policy researcher, and co-founder of the One Health Initiative. Dr. Kahn discusses her latest book,One Health and the Politics of COVID-19, sharing insights on the intersections of science, politics, and public trust. From the origins of pandemics to the role of One Health in global sustainability, she unpacks the importance of ethical research, transparency, and the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on the future of science and policy in a rapidly evolving world.

Connect with our host and guest:

Dr. Ginger Dixon

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠⁠

Dr. Laura Kahn

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-kahn-79b01510/

Book:https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12713/one-health-and-politics-covid-19

Site:http://www.laurakahn.com

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Hayley Yaglom is a One Health Genomics Epidemiologist who started in One Health from a young age before she even knew it was One Health. She talks about her path into One Health, starting with exploring the science behind the human-animal bond at the University of Missouri, working with vector-borne and zoonotic disease with the Arizona Department of Health Services, and now her work in One Health Genomic Epidemiology with TGen. Hayley explores examples of One Health including approaches to rabies prevention and response, plague and prairie dogs, West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and coordinating interdisciplinary responses with Tribal Nations, and surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals and wildlife. She advocates for partnerships and collaborative work, recently promoting this in the Southwest One Health Collaborative Symposium, recently held November 2022.

Links:

Hayley Yaglom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdy716/

TGen Website: https://www.tgen.org/

Southwest One Health Collaborative Symposium: https://southwestonehealth.org/symposium/

News, “TGen Case Study Documents First Reported U.S. Transmission of COVID From a Pet Owner to Pets”: https://www.tgen.org/news/2021/november/01/tgen-documents-first-us-human-to-pet-covid/

Paper, “Genomic investigation of a household SARS-CoV-2 disease cluster in Arizona involving a cat, dog, and pet owner”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8479377/

Article, “Strengthening Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) prevention and control in Arizona tribal lands”: https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/grants/2021/funding-march-2021.html

Plague: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/plague

In this episode of One Health Wednesdays, Dr. Ginger Dixon and guest host Dr. Julia Zammit dive into the details of a scalable One Health surveillance system designed to empower local communities. Ginger shares insights from her proof-of-concept project in Arizona, which integrates citizen science, strategic planning, and data visualization to track biodiversity, zoonotic diseases, and environmental changes.

Learn about the challenges and creative solutions behind building a low-cost, adaptable platform that connects local needs with global One Health goals. Whether you're a public health professional, researcher, or community advocate, this episode offers practical inspiration for making One Health surveillance accessible to all.

Connect with our hosts:

Dr. Julia Zammit LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulia-zammit/⁠

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ 

One Health Surveillance Dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/ginger.dixon/viz/OneHealthSurveillance-Arizona/Story1 

Join guest host Dr. Julia Zammit on One Health Wednesdays as she reconnects with Dr. Dauda Onawola, a field veterinarian and founder of a leading zoonosis education initiative in Nigeria.

In this powerful follow-up conversation, Dr. Onawola shares his on-the-ground experiences in wildlife health, community engagement, and youth-driven One Health advocacy.

They explore how cultural traditions and economic pressures complicate disease prevention, and how his ZCard project and the far-reaching Zoonoses Education Campaign are helping close the communication gap between science and society. From antimicrobial resistance to the economics of health interventions, Dr. Onawola emphasizes why localized, bottom-up approaches are key to sustainable global health solutions.

Whether you're involved in veterinary science, public health, or development work, this episode offers real-world insight into implementing One Health principles where they matter most.

🎧Tune in to hear how African youth are leading the charge toward integrated, resilient health systems—and what the world can learn from their momentum.

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Noel Miranda is a veterinarian and independent consultant from the Philippines. He is a regional advisor for public health emergencies and One Health with ASEAN and vast experience working with other organizations such as the Ministry Department of Health in the Philippines and the World Health Organization. Dr. Miranda discusses his experience in One Medicine before it was known as One Health and the progressive transition to One Health, his work with avian influenza and ebola reston, and his shift into pandemic prevention and preparedness. He touches on the importance of biodiversity and indigenous people in One Health and shares his passion for the spirit of One Health.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-l-j-miranda-29863368/

https://www.paho.org/en/topics/avian-influenza

https://asean.org/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep05905.8.pdf

https://news.trust.org/item/20120305215700-29vol/

https://www.who.int/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/reston-virus

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11286314/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16213.The_Hot_Zone

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Krista Howden is a One Health Scientific Advisor, Epidemiologist, and founder of One Health Scientific Solutions. In this episode, she navigates the complex challenges of bringing awareness to One Health, thinking about diseases in One Health outside of zoonoses and vector-borne disease, and facilitating interdisciplinary teams with concrete and practical tips for co-creating effectively.

Links:

Dr. Krista Howden: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-howden-74597260/

One Health Scientific Solutions: https://onehealthscientific.com/

African Swine Fever: https://www.woah.org/en/disease/african-swine-fever/

The Surrender Project: https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Experiment-Journey-Lifes-Perfection/dp/080414110X

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. This week we’ve done a special recap of professional development advice offered by our first five guests in case you’ve missed them. To hear more:

Episode 1 Deborah Sateler: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep1/

Episode 2 Thomas Julian Irabor and Julia Zammit: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep2/

Episode 3 Special guest host Julia Zammit with Nitya Ghotge: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep3/

Episode 4 Monal Daptardar: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep4/

Episode 5 Noel Miranda: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep5/

In this episode of One Health Wednesdays, Dr. Ginger Dixon sits down with Bolanle (Hauwa) Akanbi-Hakeem, a passionate veterinarian and advocate for One Health in Nigeria. Bolanle shares her journey from veterinary medicine to becoming a dynamic force in public health research, community education, and One Health advocacy.

Her work bridges clinical practice with public health, focusing on zoonotic disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance, and effective communication strategies within communities. She discusses the importance of building trust, using innovative education techniques, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to address global health challenges.

Tune in to learn how Bolanle’s One Health Series on LinkedIn is amplifying diverse voices, promoting sustainable practices, and inspiring the next generation of health advocates.

Connect with our host and guest:

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠⁠

Bolanle (Hauwa) Akanbi-HakeemLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolanle-akanbi-hakeem/

In this inspiring episode, Ginger Dixon welcomes Matthew Petrolo, a second-year undergraduate student in the innovative One Health program at the University of Guelph. Matthew shares his journey from discovering One Health to specializing in disease complexity and discusses the program's interdisciplinary approach to addressing global health challenges. Tune in to explore how students like Matthew are shaping the future of One Health and why this emerging field is more critical than ever.

Connect with our hosts:

Matthew Petrolo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-petrolo-1bb60a2b3/

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠⁠

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Mariana Delgado is a veterinarian in France who works in wildlife health. She takes a One Health perspective in her work which has included experience with the Ministry of Peru working on conservation and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE) on prevention and disease resilience from animal health. Most recently, she completed a certificate training in Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and WOAH, which she explains in detail.

Links:

Mariana Delgado https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-delgado-rivas-wildlife-vet/

WOAH https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldanimalhealth/

IUCN https://www.linkedin.com/company/iucn/

Manual for Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2014-006.pdf

Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis Course https://www.conservationtraining.org/enrol/index.php?id=1163

WOAH Newsletter https://bulletin.woah.org/?page_id=144

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Chanchal Bhattacharya is a public health veterinarian with the Government of Delhi with a wealth of experiences to share in zoonotic surveillance, animal husbandry, and policy and planning. He shares lessons learned from avian influenza outbreaks in India, interdisciplinary planning for the Indian ABC program for rabies eradication, changes in human Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) infections with climate change, and the need for involvement of other specialties in One Health such as economists, sociologists, and ecologists. Dr. Bhattacharya has graciously offered to serve as a mentor or advisor for students and individuals who are interested in contacting him to learn more about zoonoses and One Health.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-chanchal-bhattacharya-59b42a18/

https://ncdc.gov.in/WriteReadData/l892s/25879243771600146411.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709690/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27692988/

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/human-infection-with-avian-influenza-a(h5n1)-%EF%BD%B0-india

Nitya is a veterinarian with a specialization in veterinary surgery. She has been working on issues related to development and the environment since 1986. She is one of the founders of Anthra and presently its Director. Her work includes research, training and policy advocacy on different aspects of livestock development, especially on systems of health care as well as planning for gender-sensitive and sustainable ways of farming and livestock rearing.

Anthra was founded in 1992 by a team of women veterinarians to reach out, connect, and address the problems faced by communities who reared animals, particularly small farmers and peasants, pastoralists, adivasis, dalits, women and others who remained hidden from the gaze of mainstream development.

http://www.anthra.org/

In this episode, we tie together insights from the past three weeks of discussions with Dr. Ginger Dixon and guest host Dr. Julia Zammit. Explore how Ginger’s groundbreaking capstone project integrates citizen science into a scalable One Health surveillance system. From engaging citizen scientists to addressing biodiversity hotspots and zoonotic disease trends, this episode highlights key takeaways, lessons learned, and the future potential of One Health surveillance. Whether you're a public health professional, ecologist, or city planner, you'll find actionable insights to enhance community health and biodiversity conservation.

Connect with our hosts:

Dr. Julia Zammit LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulia-zammit/⁠⁠

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠

One Health Surveillance Dashboard: ⁠https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/ginger.dixon/viz/OneHealthSurveillance-Arizona/Story1 

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Niti Jadeja is a post-doc researcher with the University of Virginia in genomics and molecular biology who is driven by her mission to spark innovation across complex challenges and share One Health with the globe. She shares the insight she has gained through work with zoonoses such as rabies, microbiological sequencing, metagenomics, microbial biodiversity and soil sampling, wastewater surveillance, and water treatment, along with the technical processes involved in her work and the need for interdisciplinary work and women leadership in her fields.

Links:

Dr. Niti Jadeja: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnitijadeja/

University of Virginia: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-virginia/

International Water Association: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-water-association/

Selected papers from Dr. Niti Jadeja and colleagues

“From gut to mud: dissemination of antimicrobial resistance between animal and agricultural niches”: https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1462-2920.15927

“Whither One Health in India”: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richa-Shukla-9/publication/347423926_The_Making_of_Indian_Diplomacy_A_Critique_of_Eurocentrism_REVIEW_OF_ENVIRONMENT_DEVELOPMENT_Biodiversity-focused_Development_Ways_to_Sustain_Human_Well-being_Exploring_the_4-Cs_Biodiversity_in_and_aro/links/5fdb1e6292851c13fe90c54f/The-Making-of-Indian-Diplomacy-A-Critique-of-Eurocentrism-REVIEW-OF-ENVIRONMENT-DEVELOPMENT-Biodiversity-focused-Development-Ways-to-Sustain-Human-Well-being-Exploring-the-4-Cs-Biodiversity-in-an.pdf#page=40

“Water pollution in India – Current scenario”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468312422000104

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Rolayo Emmanuel is a Medical Parasitologist in Nigeria who studies neglected tropical diseases such as trypanosomiasis and onchocerciasis. She discusses her observations of season and climate changes in the parasite and it tse tse fly host, challenges with safety and education, and the need for additional diagnostic tools in the field.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rolayoemmanuel/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/ahmadu-bello-university-zaria-/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/trypanosomiasis-human-african-(sleeping-sickness)

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Neil Vora is a physician, medical epidemiologist, and Pandemic Prevention Fellow at Conservation International. In this episode, Dr. Vora underscores the importance of addressing conservation and preservation of biodiversity as an important component of pandemic prevention and highlights lessons learned from his work with Ebola and COVID-19 pandemic mitigation with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Links:

Dr. Neil Vora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-vora-md-74328b3/

Conservation International: https://www.conservation.org/

Conservation International LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conservation-international/

“Global trends in emerging infectious diseases”, Jones et al. (2008): https://www.nature.com/articles/nature06536

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.org

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Sabin Liulea is a marine biologist in Spain who used his love of the ocean to pursue studies in marine biology. His work on relationships between seaweed, urchins, and climate highlights how One Health is just as important for marine environments as it is on land. Learn more as he discusses phycology and the close relationships between seaweed, oxygen, ocean temperatures, and the socioeconomic implications of changing environments and ecosystems.

@Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change #phycology #marinebiology #climatechange #climateaction #seaweed #kelp #oceanecology @Universidade do Algarve @Sorbonne Universite @Universitat de Girona

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabin-liulea/

https://www.ipcc.ch/

One Health Wednesdays continues its mission to elevate One Health discussions, this time diving deeper into the incredible work of our host, Dr. Ginger Dixon. In this episode, Ginger takes center stage to share her journey through her Doctorate in Public Health and the development of her innovative Capstone project—a One Health surveillance system designed to empower community action.

This scalable system integrates citizen science with ecological data to track biodiversity hotspots, keystone species, zoonotic diseases, and climate variables, all in one cohesive platform. Ginger explains how her project creates accessible and affordable solutions for resource-limited communities, enabling effective monitoring and response to public health challenges.

Throughout the conversation, Ginger emphasizes the system's practical applications—from visualizing environmental changes to aiding in conservation efforts and zoonotic disease prevention. She also explores the impact of climate factors and human activities on the health of ecosystems and discusses her plans for expanding the platform's capabilities. Whether you're a public health professional or just passionate about sustainability and community health, this episode is full of thought-provoking insights.

Connect with our hosts:

Dr. Julia Zammit LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulia-zammit/⁠

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ 

One Health Surveillance Dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/ginger.dixon/viz/OneHealthSurveillance-Arizona/Story1

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One Health Wednesdays is a collaboration between One Life Epi Solutions LLC and LabOpp Global to promote the principles of One Health and encourage professional development.

We’ve started our first episode with Deborah Sateler, a science advisor for One Health. Deborah wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a child and has a love for wildlife conservation, environmental impact, and landscape management. She moved from working in veterinary medicine and business in Chile to working as a science advisor for One Health Scientific Solutions in Canada. She shares her experiences and wisdom working in interdisciplinary teams as an international coordinator with One Health Latin America Iberia Caribbean (OHLAIC).

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Kate Sulzner is a wildlife veterinarian, One Health specialist, and Director of EcoVet Global. Kate describes her journey into One Health as she married her two loves of veterinary medicine and conservation biology. Today, she works in STEM and conservation education at Curiodyssey, and in an innovative One Health education program in Tanzania through EcoVet Global which utilizes an evidence-based, collaborative process with the community to train women as One Health workers and establish regional hubs.

Links:

Kate Sulzner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katesulzner/

EcoVet Global: www.ecovetglobal.org

UCDavis Masters in Preventive Vet Medicine: https://mpvm.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/

Curiodyssey https://curiodyssey.org/

Wildlife Disease Association: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4150696/

Wildlife Conservation Society: https://oneworldonehealth.wcs.org/

Newcastle Disease: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/newcastle-disease-and-other-paramyxovirus-infections/newcastle-disease-in-poultry

Fiscal sponsorship: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/fiscal-sponsorship-nonprofits

Earth Island Institute: https://www.earthisland.org/

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. We welcome wildlife biologist Mouliraj Jaivelu from India who has combined his background in zoology, biotechnology, and epidemiology to create a truly unique skill set that reflects the interdisciplinary principles of One Health. Mouliraj discusses his work in snakebite prevention and zoonotic diseases such as Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) Virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mouliraj-jaivelu-3066681b2/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-glasgow/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549382/

https://www.who.int/health-topics/snakebite#tab=tab_1

https://www.monkeyfeverrisk.ceh.ac.uk/what-kfd

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28327690/

https://www.who.int/health-topics/crimean-congo-haemorrhagic-fever#tab=tab_1

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Konstantinos Makris is an Associate Professor at the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health at the Cyprus University of Technology. He discusses his background in environmental chemistry, his work with the University of Texas San Antonio, and his work starting the water and health laboratory at Harvard University. Dr. Makris is an expert in exposomes and describes the multitude of ways that they can be used in One Health and research, including bridging veterinary medicine, environmental science, and infectious disease.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-makris-720240b0/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/cyprus-university-of-technology/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01180-y

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bies.202100159

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020322017#!

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Daniel Williamson is an infectious disease epidemiologist and medical entomologist who has focused his work and research on researching and surveilling mosquito-borne diseases. He discusses how he became intrigued with microbiology and pathogens and has fulfilled both of his childhood dreams of discovering a dinosaur and working with infectious diseases. Daniel highlights how his research has reinforced the principles of One Health and AMR, even detailing mosquito life cycles and how pesticide-resistance mutations occur. He continues to develop surveillance and prevention in mosquito- and vector-borne diseases through his partnership company, Arbo Scientific, and through his research with the University of Arizona, all while supporting local public health in Arizona.

Links:

Daniel Williamson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-williamson-mph-72766825/

Arbo Scientific LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arbo-scientific/

Arbo Scientific: https://www.arboscientific.com/

Invictarx zephyri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictarx

Effects of desiccation stress on adult female longevity in Aedes aegypti and Ae. Albopictus...: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13071-018-2808-6?author_access_token=1E7yi1yTmnVIZMdEAPotpW_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RNUIq90cmq6fF2JVokNati0OsakrRnsvLo_gyPwcbCPNvGSVwGmnjJ1hZht9vF1W9uJDWnNEB8iTEREgcBfKA06czJlcAcfHTk0XpocJynv4g==

Socioeconomic and Human Behavioral Factors Associated with Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Immature Habitat in Tucson, AZ: https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/55/4/955/4841133?login=false

Maryam Zakariya speaks to her professional development experiences as a student in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ilorin. She has served as the President of the International Veterinary Students’ Association there and has served in multiple other associations contributing to One Health including the International Student One Health Alliance as the Africa continent representative, the World Organization for Animal Health as a Student Ambassador, and a Liaison Intern with One Health Lessons. She has already contributed to One Health through event organization, advocacy, graphic design, and education, proving that those who are driven can find and use opportunities to contribute to this growing cause.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-zakariya-2874381ba/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-ilorin/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivsa-unilorin/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/isohaonehealth/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/one-health-lessons/

In this thought-provoking episode of One Health Wednesdays, Ginger Dixon sits down with Dr. Troy Tassier, Professor of Economics at Fordham University and author of The Rich Flee and The Poor Take the Bus. Dr. Tassier shares his unique insights into how social networks influence public health outcomes and the economic dynamics of health inequalities. From his early research on labor market segregation to modeling infectious disease spread in hospitals, Dr. Tassier discusses how economic principles can drive better health policies and pandemic preparedness. Tune in to explore how economic and social structures shape our health landscape.

Connect with our host and guest:

Dr. Ginger Dixon

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠⁠

Dr. Troy Tassier

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-tassier-19738748/

Book: https://troytassier.com/

Blog: https://troytassier.substack.com/

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dauda Onawola, a veterinarian in One Health and founder of DVMPlus, shares his philosophy and definition of One Health as well as his goals and work at DVMPlus in veterinary inclusion in One Health, One Health program design, and action-based advocacy. Projects such as #OHDaily and Zoonosis Card are innovative ways that he and his team are spreading awareness and providing education in One Health. Reach out to him to contribute to OHDaily and become an ambassador with DVMPlus

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dauda-onawola/

https://dvmplus.wordpress.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/dvm-plus/

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=ohdaily

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Mabel Ortiz De Leo is a physician in Mexico who studied in antimicrobial resistance at The University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and has seen the devastating consequences of antimicrobial resistance firsthand. She talks about her work in sexually transmitted and infectious diseases and her efforts to educate children on One Health and AMR through One Health Lessons.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mabel-j-ortiz-de-leo-66968010a/

https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-sheffield/

https://www.who.int/teams/epi-win/infodemic-management/3rd-who-training-on-infodemic-management

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-plants-talk-to-each-other-richard-karban

One Health Wednesdays is back after a year hiatus, continuing its mission to spotlight impactful work in One Health. This season opener features Dr. Julia Zammit as guest host, giving our regular host, Dr. Ginger Dixon, a chance to sit in the expert chair and share her own story and recent achievements. Ginger dives into her groundbreaking doctoral capstone project, where she developed a scalable One Health surveillance system using citizen science. Her platform brings together biodiversity hotspots, keystone species, zoonotic diseases, and climate events in one accessible system, designed to empower communities and policymakers alike.

Throughout the episode, Ginger highlights the real-world applications of her work—from conservation prioritization to disease trend monitoring—and discusses where advancements in AI and citizen science are poised to take One Health surveillance in the future. This episode offers insights not only for those in the field but for anyone interested in how innovative tools can drive public health and environmental solutions.

Connect with our hosts:

Dr. Julia Zammit LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulia-zammit/⁠

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/⁠
Capstone: ⁠https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/ginger.dixon/viz/GingerDixonDrPHCapstone2024/Story1⁠

Monal Daptardar is a veterinarian and One Health Practitioner joining us from India. Early in her career, Monal made a last-minute decision to switch to public health from clinical medicine. She walks us through her experiences in One Health and infectious disease, discussing challenges and needs she has observed including vector and host solutions for zoonotic diseases, the inclusion of additional disciplines in high-level reports such as the World Health Organization’s One Health High-Level Expert Committee Report, and action for Rabies in India.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/monal-daptardar/

https://www.who.int/news/item/25-10-2021-adopt-one-health-stop-rabies-india-launches-new-national-action-plan-for-dog-mediated-rabies-elimination-by-2030

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/one-health-high-level-expert-panel-annual-report-2021

https://www.oie.int/en/home/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/sarcocystis-cruzi

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Janelle Jiminez and Kayley McCubbin are champions of One Health through the University of Calgary’s AMR - One Health Consortium. They share how the Consortium provides outreach, training, and a chance for One Health projects to take their research further to communicate to the public, change policy and spark innovation in industry. Janelle and Kayley share their recommendations from their winding journeys into One Health as well as opportunities for professionals to connect through informal and formal learning experiences such as the One Health Summer Institute.

Janelle Jimenez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelle-jiminez-87859713/

Kayley McCubbin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayley-mccubbin/

University of Calgary AMR – One Health Consortium: https://research.ucalgary.ca/amr

One Health Summer Institute: https://research.ucalgary.ca/one-health/training/one-health-summer-institute

In this episode of One Health Wednesdays, we welcome back Dr. Chanchal Bhattacharya, a seasoned veterinarian with over 30 years of experience in the field, and a recognized expert in One Health. Dr. Bhattacharya returns to provide a comprehensive update on avian influenza (H5N1), focusing on the crucial role of veterinarians in disease surveillance, biosecurity measures, and zoonotic disease prevention.Throughout the conversation, Dr. Bhattacharya explores the current state of avian flu outbreaks and the measures that can help mitigate their impact on both animal and human health. He stresses the importance of biosecurity in animal populations, especially in the context of poultry farming, and how robust surveillance systems are essential for real-time data collection and decision-making.Dr. Bhattacharya also discusses the ongoing challenges in combating zoonotic diseases, particularly the need for greater collaboration between veterinary and human health sectors, to strengthen global health security.This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of veterinary medicine, public health, and biosecurity. Don’t forget to subscribe and be part of the discussion!For questions about bird flu H5N1, reach out to Dr. Chanchal Bhattacharya at chanchalvph@gmail.com or Dr. Ginger Dixon at gdixon@onelifeepisolutions.com.

In this special solo episode of One Health Wednesdays, Dr. Ginger Dixon shares a heartfelt message about the current challenges facing public health, environmental health, and the broader One Health community.

With recent shifts in U.S. policy and funding, many public health professionals, advocacy groups, and communities are experiencing uncertainty and hardship. Dr. Dixon, an epidemiologist and former nurse, reflects on her journey in public health, the human side of policy changes, and the real impact on vulnerable populations. While acknowledging frustration and concern, she offers a powerful message of hope—emphasizing resilience, community support, and the strength of collective action.

Tune in to hear her perspective on how we can come together, support one another, and find innovative ways to move forward in the face of adversity.

Connect with our host:

Dr. Ginger Dixon LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-dixon/ ⁠⁠

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Liza Leclerc is an international thought leader who has brought twenty years of experience in sustainable development to bring solutions to mitigate and build resilience to climate change, including her current work with Stantec. She shares her inspiration for her work, how we can use One Health thinking about climate change in building infrastructure, city planning, food system design, shelter, and safe water.

Liza Leclerc: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liza-leclerc/

Stantec LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stantec-au-qu%C3%A9bec/

Stantec Website: https://www.stantec.com/en

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Julia Zammit and Dr. Thomas Julian Irabor share their work in Game Based Learning 4, or GBL4 to use game-based learning to tackle antibiotic resistance and other issues in One Health. They describe how the group’s process of integrating systems-thinking principles, subject matter expertise in calf mortality, and in-game data collection offers a unique way to educate communities and understand barriers to change.

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/irabor/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjulia-zammit/