One Health training, research, and outreach in North America

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Table 1 Academic One Health training, research, and outreach activities in North America, Stroud, USA, 2016

School	State/Province	One Health activities
Canada
Concordia University	Quebec	Offers MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) called ‘Wicked Problems, Dynamic solutions: The Ecosystem Approach and Systems Thinking’
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatoon	Graduate Certificate in One Health, One Health Initiative, OH Research Symposium, One Health Leadership Experience (conference)
University of Calgary	Alberta	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Seminar: Using a One Health Approach to Reduce Pandemic Risk and Promote Global Health
University of Guelph	Ontario	2016 One Health Seminar Series sponsored by the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ), One Health undergraduate student travel grants
United States
Auburn University	Alabama	Cancer research integrating One Health/One Medicine, Zohdy Lab
Baylor College of Medicine	Texas	Seminar in Tropical Medicine: One Health cross-listed at Rice University
Berry College	Georgia	Undergraduate One Health Minor, One Health Center
Colorado State University	Colorado	One Health Institute, One Health Research & Development Program
Columbia University	New York	The Center for Infection and Immunity (collaborates with the EcoHealth Alliance), One Health laboratory research, Student One Health Initiative
Cornell University	New York	MPH degree with a focus on epidemiology, food systems, infectious disease, and sustainability (starting Fall 2017), Zoonotic Disease Symposium, Research focus at Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Baker Institute for Animal Health
Duke University	North Carolina	One Health Training Program (Summer), Duke One Health Research Laboratory, One Health Team, Co-host of One Health Intellectual Exchange Course
Emory University	Georgia	Research at Antimicrobial Resistance Center
Fontbonne University	Missouri	Undergraduate One Health Certificate
Georgetown University	District of Columbia	Sponsor of One Health Commission (OHC) with representative on the OHC Board, Graduate Course: ‘One Health: US Policy for a Global Challenge’; Medical and Law Schools jointly organized One Health Symposium in 2015 and again for global One Health Day 2016
Iowa State University	Iowa	College of Veterinary Medicine supports One Health Initiative, One Health Conference with Texas A&M
Kansas State University	Kansas	Developing One Health courses, education programs and local research programs at the K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels
Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	‘Lehigh in Bermuda: Oceans and Human Health’ Summer Program
Lincoln Memorial University (LMU)	Tennessee	One Health Program at College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU-CVM)
Michigan State University	Michigan	Inst. of International Health supports OHI, College of Veterinary Medicine to launch Nepal One Health in 2017, College of Communications, Arts, Sciences symposia on OH & Emerging Communications Technologies
Midwestern University	Arizona	Plans to augment interprofessional courses to incorporate OHI principles
Mississippi State University	Mississippi	One Health Challenge, Uganda One Health Trip
North Carolina State University	North Carolina	Research at College of Veterinary Medicine, Co-host of North Carolina One Medicine Symposium, Co-host of One Health Intellectual Exchange Course, Masters in Public Health – Veterinary Epidemiology in partnership with the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Ohio State University	Ohio	One Health Summer Institute, OHI at College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State/Ethiopia One Health Partnership
Oklahoma State	Oklahoma	Sponsored first One Health Conference in Oklahoma, 2012
Oregon State University	Oregon	One Health seminars and research
Penn State University	Pennsylvania	Soil Health for One Health Initiative, One Health Soils course offered by College of Agricultural Sciences
Princeton University	New Jersey	Undergraduate course in One Health
Purdue University	Indiana	One Health Lectures
Rice University	Texas	Seminar in Tropical Medicine: One Health cross-listed at Baylor College of Medicine, MedMyst Magazine
Ross University College of Veterinary Medicine	New Jersey-St Kitts Island	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative the on OHC Board, One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Master of Science (MSc) One Health Degree Program
South Dakota State University	South Dakota	One Health Coalition, One Health Research Program
Stanford University	California	Stanford One Health 2016 Symposium and Stanford 2014 Zoobiquity Research Symposium hosted by Comparative Medicine Department
St. Louis University School of Medicine	Missouri	One Health One Medicine Fair, One Health Interest Group
Texas A&M University (TAMU)	Texas	College of Vet Med is sponsor of OHC, extensive One Health – TAMU program, One Health Round Table, One Health Clinic, Undergraduate degree program with concentration in Oceans and One Health, One Health Summer Research Program
Tufts University	Massachusetts	Fellowship Programs, One Health Undergraduate course, Students for One Health, Student-led One Health Day, Masters in Conservation Medicine (MCM), Research Services, Peer One Health Collaborative
Tuskegee University	Alabama	Collaboration between School of Veterinary Medicine and School of Nursing and Allied Health to promote One Medicine – One Health
University of California, Berkeley	California	Student-initiated DeCal undergraduate course ‘One Health for Action: Integrating Human, Animal, and Environmental Health’
University of California, Davis	California	One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, Global Disease Biology major, One Health Field Course, One Health Center for research, Calvin Schwabe Project, One Health Student Summer Research Programs/Grants
University of Florida	Florida	MHS, PhD in One Health, One Health Certificate Program (former)
University of Georgia	Georgia	Division of One Health, One Health Seminar Series and Symposia
University of Illinois, Chicago	Illinois	DVM/MPH joint degree program with Urbana campus, Bachelor of Public Health with One Health theme
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	DVM/MPH joint degree program with Chicago campus, Center for One Health Illinois, One Health Day (organized by Public Health Club)
University of Iowa	Iowa	Hosted One Health Conference 2016, operates Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
University of Minnesota	Minnesota	Partner of Global Initiative Food Systems Leadership (GIFSL), Global One Health Initiative, ICOMOS International Conference: One Med One Science, One Health Workforce Project
University of Missouri- Mizzou Advantage	Missouri	Sponsor of the One Health Commission, One Health/One Medicine research and programming, part of WAMCOH
University of North Carolina	North Carolina	Co-host of One Health Intellectual Exchange Course
University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	OHI at School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee	Tennessee	DVM-MPH integrating One Health concepts
University of Washington	Washington	Center for One Health Research, Human Animal Medicine Project, School of Public Health and Medicine, University of Washington Center for OH Research Blog, MPH Occupational Health at the Human-Animal Interface (OHHAI) Training Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Kibale EcoHealth Project, One Health Portal
Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary  Medicine	Virginia	Research focused on One Health, MPH program grounded in an interdisciplinary ‘One Health’ approach
Virginia Tech	Virginia	One Health library guide
Washington State University	Washington	School for Global Animal Health
Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri	One Health seminar called ‘The Big Bet: How Linking Human and Veterinary Medicine Improves Health Across Species’
Western University of Health Sciences	California Oregon	Division of Global and Community Health aims to foster research, education, and training to address issues that bridge animal, human, and environmental health
Yale University	Connecticut	School of Public Health research, Student funding opportunities
Student for One Health (SOH) groups
Auburn University	Alabama	Students for One Health Club
Brown University	Rhode Island	Alpert Medical School Students for One Health
Colorado State University	Colorado	One Health Club
Cornell University	New York	Veterinary School Public Health/One Health Club
Kansas State University	Kansas	Public Health Club
Iowa State University and University of Iowa	Iowa	Students working for One Health (partnership with University of Iowa)
Michigan State University	Michigan	Students for One Health
Midwestern University	Arizona	One Health Student Club
Mississippi State	Mississippi	One World – One Health & Public Health clubs
North Carolina State University	North Carolina	One Health Student Initiative
Ohio State University	Ohio	Buckeyes without Borders
Purdue University	Indiana	Purdue One Health Club
St. Louis University	Missouri	One Health Interest Group
Texas A&M University	Texas	Student One Health Association
Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Students for One Health, Undergraduate One Health Peer Health Collaborative
University of California, Berkeley	California	One Health Student Initiative, DeCal undergraduate course mentioned above
University of California, Davis	California	Students for One Health (Vet School and Undergraduate)
University of Georgia	Georgia	Student One Health Club
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Student Public Health Association co-sponsor of One Health Day
University of Iowa	Iowa	Students working for One Health (partnership with Iowa State)
University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	College of Veterinary Medicine One Health Club (PennVet)
University of Tennessee	Tennessee	SCAVMA One Health Club
Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri	Student One Health Interest Group
Western University of Health Sciences College  of Veterinary Medicine	California Oregon	Student clubs
Virginia Tech University and Virginia-Maryland  College of Veterinary Medicine	Virginia	VT One Health Club

A version of this table that includes URL links active at the time of publication is available as an online Supplementary file.

OHC, One Health Commission; OHI, One Health Initiative; MPH, Masters of Public Health; MHS, Master of Health Sciences, LMU-CVM, Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Fig. 1 Location of known academic One Health training, research, and outreach programs in North America as of August 2016. Blue stars denote universities that offer formal One Health, academic credit-earning programs, including Undergraduate majors/minors as well as Certificate, Masters, or PhD programs. Gray stars denote universities with no academic credit-earning program but with other significant One Health training, research, or outreach activities.

Table 2 Non-academic One Health training, research, and outreach activities in North America, Stroud, USA, 2016

School	Country	One Health activities
Professional associations, non-governmental and non-profit organizations
American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges  (AAVMC)	USA	One health case studies for interprofessional education
American Medical Association	USA	Partnered in the establishment of the One Health Initiative Task Force. Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors
American Society of State and Territorial Health Officials  (ASTHO)	USA	National nonprofit representing public health agencies across the US. Seeks to inform public policy and improve health. Hosts OH Webinars and has established a One Health Committee
Animal Medical Center (AMC-NY)	USA	Not-for-profit academic veterinary hospital; host of AMC OH Conference 2015: Connecting Human and Veterinary Medicine, A Comparative Approach to Cancer Care
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)	USA	Partner in establishment of OHITF. Sponsor of OHC. Provides OH web page and promotional support. Provides veterinarians with information, resources, and guidance on OH issues
Association of American Medical Colleges	USA	Sponsors the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors
EcoHealth Alliance	USA	Formerly known as Wildlife Trust, co-sponsor of International One Health/EcoHealth meeting 2016, led by early One Health leaders
EcoHealth	USA	Conferences and regional symposia; International Association for Ecology & Health journal – subtitle: One Health, Ecology and Health, Public Health
Farm Foundation (NFP)	USA	Sponsor of OHC, convenes agriculture and food systems stakeholders for discussion, led 13 meetings on Antimicrobial Stewardship to prepare animal agriculture industry for new regulations
Georgia Aquarium	USA	Vanguard Sponsor of OHC. Private, non-profit organization that carries out OH research. One Ocean – One Health program. Proposed building of a One Ocean One Health Research Institute
Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC)	USA	Private, non-profit organization whose main focus is on countries in Asia and Africa where rabies is a major public health issue. Hosted student OH Rabies Grand Challenge competition in 2014
Global Initiative Food Systems Leadership (GIFSL)	USA	Trains emerging leaders of the food system through a variety of programs and events. Partnered with UMN to construct Catalog of OH Activities
Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI)	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors, educates public on the mutual benefits of pet ownership
Infectious Diseases Society of America	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors
Institute for Global Health & Health Policy	USA	501(c)3 nonprofit organization that organizes One Health workshops in marine & terrestrial conservation medicine for students and professionals
International Food Information Council (IFIC)	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors
International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)	USA	Oversees ProMED, a free Internet-based reporting system for dissemination of information on infectious disease outbreaks; hosts 2 biennial meetings, IMED and ICID, OH topics
Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors, leads annual local One Health conferences
Missouri Medical Association	USA	Cooperation with Missouri University College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Medicine, published landmark One Medicine journal issue in 2013/14
National Academy of Science	USA	Co-hosted One Health Commission workshop in 2009 and many related workshops since, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research operates fellowship program for OH researchers from Pakistan
National Link Coalition	USA	Network of professionals in animal welfare and human services; works at human-animal-environment interface. OH education on link between domestic violence and animal abuse
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)	USA	NMMF's Translational Medicine & Research Program has adopted an OH approach
National Pork Board	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board of Directors
North Carolina One Health Collaborative	USA	Sponsors OH Intellectual Exchange Group Discussion series, bringing local professionals and students together. Oversees Interinstitutional OH course cross listed at Duke, NCSU and UNC
One Health Academy	USA	Based in Washington, DC; advances One Health through motivating, mentoring, and networking
OHC	USA	A globally focused 501(c)(3) organization chartered in Washington, DC; connects OH advocates, creates networks and collaborations, and educates about OH and OH issues
OHI Autonomous pro bono team	USA	A group of One Health advocates who gather and disseminate One Health information, seeking to unite human and veterinary medicine with ecosystem health
One Health Organization	USA	Offers on-site veterinary services for housebound elderly, One Health Workforce Development Program trains students to prevent the spread of disease between animals and humans
Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness (OCSA)	USA	Works within the veterinary community to expand public awareness of the symptoms of human ovarian cancer, sponsors training of dogs to sniff out ovarian cancer
Pet Partners (formerly Delta Society)	USA	International non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and demonstrating that positive human–animal interactions improve people's physical, psychological, and emotional lives
Puccini Foundation for Comparative Oncology	USA	Raises awareness of and money for comparative oncology research
Reunión Interamericana a Nivel Ministerial (RIMSA)	USA	Convenes Ministers of Health and Agriculture from Pan-American Health Org. Member states
St Louis Zoo	USA	Institute for Conservation Medicine (ICM) leads scientific projects that address diseases shared between animals and humans, Zoo hosts OH Fairs and held 2016 Inaugural OH Symposium
Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB/VSF)	Canada	Community-based animal health programs, training and education for veterinarians
Washington U/AuburnU/UMissouri Consortium for One  Health (WAMCOH)	USA	Sponsor of the One Health Commission with representative on the OHC Board, focus on comparative medicine and translational research
World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)	Canada	World Congress and continuing education programs, WSAVA One Health Committee, rabies vaccination campaign in Africa, One Health conferences
Zoobiquity Initiative	USA	Book on the connection between animal and human health, annual conference bringing together scientists and clinicians from human and animal medicine
Governmental agencies
CDC One Health Office	USA	OHO promotes OH concept and guides CDC OH approaches; operated by Div. of High Con-sequence Pathogens & Pathogenesis, Nat'l Center for Zoonotic & Emerging Infectious Diseases
CDC Stone Mountain Meeting Workgroups	USA	Stone Mountain meetings bring experts together to implement sustainable global One Health collaborations
Idaho Department of Health/Welfare, Division of Public  Health	USA	Idaho One Health Consortium, which holds didactic discussion sessions focused on One Health topics
Maryland Department of Agriculture	USA	Has produced One Health Bulletins since 2011, which it emails to Maryland veterinarians as well as interested public and animal health stakeholders
Minnesota Department of Health	USA	Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative raises awareness/seeks to change behaviors to preserve antibiotics for animal, human, and environmental pathogens
National Park Service	USA	Developing programs to communicate interconnectedness of species, facilitates student research in ‘living laboratories’ with human/animal/environmental factors, OH working group
North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Service  and Dept. of Health/Human Services	USA	Oversees North Carolina One Medicine Symposium, an annual conference for a wide range of OH stakeholders, hosted in partnership with NC universities and APHIS
One Health Awareness Kentucky (OHA-KY)	USA	A collaborative effort by representatives from state government agencies, academic institutions, private/non-profit organizations, and federal agencies
South Dakota One Health Working Group	USA	Holds seminars where interested stakeholders discuss health and disease issues shared between animals and humans
Tennessee Department of Public Health	USA	One Health Committee promotes/improves health of animals and humans by enhancing cooperation between departments and providing a forum for discussion of OH issues
USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Programs (EPT-1&2)	USA	Components include Pathogen Detection, Risk Determination, One Health Institutionalization, Response Capacity, and Risk Reduction; created One Health Workforce Project
USDA APHIS	USA	Transforming National VS to Institutionalize One Health; established One Health Coordination Office to weave OH into all levels of organization
Washington State Department of Health	USA	One Health Initiative, collaborative effort among WA state orgs and universities to increase anti-microbial stewardship, develop surveillance/data systems, raise awareness among professionals
Corporate
Elanco	USA	Division of Eli Lilly that provides products and knowledge to improve animal health and food production; organized OH Antibiotic Stewardship Summit, invited world OH leaders
CEVA Animal Health	USA	Early sponsor of the One Health Commission; mission to help feed growing global population, prevent zoonoses, and enhance the human–animal bond
Galaxy Diagnostics, Inc.	USA	Based in North Carolina, performs human and animal testing for Bartonella and follows an OH philosophy
Land O'Lakes International Development	USA	Focuses on nutrition and human livelihoods from a ‘One Health’ standpoint, recognizing that human and animal health/nutrition are interrelated
US BIOLOGIC	USA	A ‘One Health’ company that looks to disease prevention across animals and humans and pays close attention to ecological factors
Zoetis, Inc.	USA	Global animal health company that takes a OH approach, developing tools and supportive resources to support livestock and promote public health, food safety/security

A version of this table that includes URL links current at time of publication is available as a Supplementary file.

OHITF, One Health Initiative Task Force; OHC, One Health Commission; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; USAID, US Agency for International Development; USDA, US Department of Agriculture; APHIS, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service; UMN, University of Minnesota.