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One Health

The One Health collaborative, spearhead by the UGA Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, is working locally,
nationally, and internationally to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment with a unified vision
toward combating today’s global health threats. The efforts of One Health @ UGA aim to move beyond preventing
infectious diseases toward a more comprehensive, global understanding of health that includes social, physical and
other components. The goal is healthier people, healthier animals, and a healthier world. In 2013-14, OH @ UGA
co-sponsored with the University of Liverpool, two International One Health Symposia. During FY14, OH@UGA
co-sponsored two symposia, “Rabies: An old disease with new tricks” in partnership with the CDC and the Atlanta Public
Health Office, and “The Secret Life of Malaria” in collaboration with several campus offices, institutes and departments.
In January 2014, OH @ UGA in collaboration with the UGA Faculty of Infectious Diseases dispersed grants to fund
collaborative research with a One Health approach, and OH@UGA, The Obesity Initiative and the Faculty of Infectious
Diseases dispersed two travel grants to graduate students researching infectious diseases and obesity in collaboration
with faculty at the University of Liverpool. A monthly seminar series is attended by local faculty and students as well as
experts from throughout the region.