One Health training, research, and outreach in North America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The One Health (OH) concept, formerly referred to as 'One Medicine' in the later part of the 20th century, has gained exceptional popularity in the early 21st century, and numerous academic and non-academic institutions have developed One Health programs.

Objectives

To summarize One Health training, research, and outreach activities originating in North America.

Methods

We used data from extensive electronic records maintained by the One Health Commission (OHC) (www.onehealthcommission.org/) and the One Health Initiative (www.onehealthinitiative.com/) and from web-based searches, combined with the corporate knowledge of the authors and their professional contacts. Finally, a call was released to members of the OHC's Global One Health Community listserv, ask

SUBMITTER: Stroud C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5131458 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature