The theme of this issue is the History of One Health. All of the articles highlight exciting applications of the One Health concept. This issue of the One Health Newsletter was written by professionals, postdoctoral associates and graduate/veterinary students with the assistance of our faculty editorial board and guest contributors.
The Chicago Stockyards, emblematic of industrialization's impact on public health, were pivotal in shaping the One Health paradigm, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health.
Characterized by poor working conditions and frequent disease outbreaks among workers and livestock, these conditions underscored the need for integrated health approaches. Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, further illuminated these issues, raising public awareness and catalyzing regulatory reforms.
Sinclair's exposé not only exposed the harsh realities of the stockyards but also underscored the interdependencies between human health, animal welfare and environmental sustainability — fundamental principles of the One Health framework. Read more
Using National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research and space research employs Earth-observing satellites that collect temporal and spatial information about dynamic environmental parameters.
This article highlights three environmental health applications and One Health-related application — algal blooms, vector-borne diseases and wildfires. Information from satellite data plays an integral role in forecasting health risks and enhances our understanding of how changing ecosystems affect public health. Read more
Seafood is becoming one of the healthier food choices because of its high nutritional components. Globally, the consumption of seafood products has increased more than twice — about 20.5 kg per capita — over the past 50 years.
However, despite the associated health benefits, seafood also is linked to numerous foodborne illnesses.
This article highlights the process undertaken by the European Union and the U.S. to establish equivalence on the determination of shellfish safety despite having two different sets of standards. Read more
Malnutrition remains a major global public health issue affecting developing countries, particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Malnutrition is a critical risk factor for illness and death, particularly in pregnant women and children in their first 1,000 days of life, with a long-term effect on the child's overall development. Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa with a population of 23,293,698 in 2023.
While Mali has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, malnutrition is a public health issue in the country, specifically among vulnerable groups, including children under the age of five, pregnant and breastfeeding women and senior people. Read more
Call for Content | Submissions due Feb. 1, 2025
The theme for the next One Health Newsletter is One Health Collaborations and Partnerships. We are calling all One Health advocates, students and professionals, to submit article ideas on this topic and other One Health topics to onehealthenews@ksu.edu.
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