1st Edition

Global One Health and Infectious Diseases An Interdisciplinary Practitioner’s Guide

Edited By William E. Sander Copyright 2025
404 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

404 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

404 Pages 42 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

While many terms relate to One Health, the idea remains the same: to think outside a chosen area of specialty and work collaboratively as part of a team to improve health status around the world. This involves the collective effort of physicians, veterinarians, public health practitioners, ecologists, anthropologists, social workers, economists, and many others. Collectively, these are the Global... Read more

Dedication

Preface

Editor Biography

List of Contributors

Chapter 1: COVID-19 – A Catalyst for the One Health Movement

Diana Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Alfonso Rodriguez-Morales

·       Introduction

·       Competency – approaches and impacts on One Health

·       Application of Competency as a Global Health Practitioner

·       Conclusions

Chapter 2: Global One Health History

William Sander

·       Global Human Health History

·       Global Animal Health History

·       Global One Health History

Chapter 3: International health, Commerce, and Collaboration

John Austin Lee, Rachel Cezar-Martinez, Evelyne de Leeuw

·       Introduction

·       History of Collaboration

·       Current International Human Health Regulations

·       Current Animal Health Regulations

·       Compliance and Autonomy

·       Role of Funding

·       Competency and Application

Chapter 4: Major Stakeholders and Navigating Engagement

Sarah E. Baum, Catherine Machalaba, Shannon Mesenhowski

·       Introduction

·       One Health Landscape

·       Standard Setting

·       Funding and Resource Allocation

·       Implementation

·       Technical Assistance from Expert and Advisory Groups

·       Training and Research

·       Case Studies

·       Engaging Key Stakeholders in Operationalizing One Health

Chapter 5: Coordinated Surveillance Systems for Infectious Disease at National and International Levels

Lindsey Shields, Stephanie Salyer, Katherine Feldman

·       Introduction

·       Competency Section

·       Application as a Global Health Practitioner

Chapter 6: Antimicrobial Resistance – A One Health Issue

Neil Vezeau, Laura Kahn

·       Introduction to AMR Globally

·       Antimicrobial Use Overview

·       Current Knowledge on Mechanisms of Spread

·       Environmental Prevalence

·       History of AMU and Regulation

·       AMR Governance and Global Coordination

·       AMR Surveillance Networks

·       Interventions for Decreasing AMU and Resistance

Chapter 7: Global Nutrition and the Intersection of Human and Animal Health

Johanna Wong, Robyn Alders, Julia De Bruyn, Heather Grieve, Jennifer Lane, Frances Ryan, Gareth Salmon

·       Introduction

·       Burden of Malnutrition

·       Pathways from Livestock and Fish to Human Nutrition

·       Contribution of Animal Source Foods to Human Nutrition and Health

·       Role of Wild Meat in Diets and Livelihoods

·       Health Risks for Humans and Domesticated Livestock

·       Environmental Impacts of Livestock Production Systems

·       Impact of Trade, Value Chains, and Vulnerability to Crises

·       Linking It All Together

Chapter 8: Addressing Disaster Management for the Global Health Practitioner

Joann Lindenmayer, John Bourgeois, Jackson Zee

·       Introduction

·       Who is the Global Health Practitioner?

·       Developing a Collective Understanding of Disaster Terminology

·       Epidemiology of Disasters

·       The Disaster Management Cycle – An Overview

·       Disasters – Not Just a Human Health Problem

Chapter 9: Ecosystems and Infectious Disease

Tara Stewart Merrill, A. Alonso Aguirre, Brian Allan, Chris Whittier

·       Introduction

·       Biodiversity and Infectious Disease

·       Healthy Environments

·       Effects of Health on Ecosystems

·       Nature-based Solutions

·       Conclusion

Chapter 10: Economics of One Health

Sue Horton, Jonathan Rushton

·       Introduction

·       Basic Economic Tools

·       Case Studies

·       Conclusion

Chapter 11: Cultural Competency – A Cornerstone for Effective Collaborations

Mariam Reda, Sulagna Chakraborty

·       Introduction

·       What is Cultural Competency?

·       Why is Cultural Competency Important in Global Health?

·       Application of Cultural Competency Across Sectors

·       Cultural Competency and gender

·       Recommendations for Application of Cultural Competence in Interdisciplinary Teams

·       Applied in a Gender and Socially Inclusive Manner

Chapter 12: Gender, Infectious Diseases, and One Health

Neil Vezeau, Robyn Alders, Rosta Costa, Manisha Dhakal, Jennie Gordon, Stewart Sutherland

·       Introduction

·       Why Gender and One Health?

·       Experiences with Gender and Infectious Diseases

·       Current Landscape

·       Gaps and Strategies for Integration of Gender into One Health

·       Conclusion

Chapter 13: One Health Education, Training, and Capacity Building (Open Access)

Jane Blake, Leah Goodman, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Cheryl Stroud, Deborah Thomson

·       Introduction to One Health Education, Training, and Capacity Building

·       Examples of Existing Programs and/or Curricula

·       Program Design for One Health Education, Training, and Capacity Building

·       Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of One Health Education, Training, and Capacity Building

·       Conclusion

·       Representative Table of One Health Programs

Chapter 14: Harnessing Data, Collaborations, and Connectedness to Foster One Health

Kristen Honey, Leilani Francisco, Tonya Nichols

·       Harnessing Data

·       Harnessing Collaborations

·       Harnessing Connectedness

·       Conclusion

Chapter 15: Present and Future Climate Change Crisis – One Health Challenges

Helena Chapman, Warren Lavey

·       Introduction

·       Selected Leading Climate Change Impacts on Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health

·       Climate Change Impacts on One Health’s Focus Areas of Food Safety, Zoonoses, and AMR

·       Utilizing Innovative Sources of Data and Expertise in the One Health Approach to Climate Change

·       Justice and Ethics in One Health Actions on Climate Change

·       One Health in Recent Climate Change Laws and Policies

·       Action Agenda for One Health on Climate Change

·       Conclusion

 Index

Biography

William E. Sander is an Assistant Professor for Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Director of the DVM/MPH Joint Degree program at University of Illinois – College of Veterinary Medicine. His research and teaching focus on the interface across professions of One Health from the local to the global level leading efforts on sustainability, veterinary and interprofessional education, human-wildlife interactions, emerging infectious diseases, and antimicrobial resistance. Prior to Illinois, he spent 6 years in Washington D.C. During that time, he spent 2 years at the U.S. EPA Office of Water as an AAAS Science and Technology Fellow and 3 years supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Cooperative Biological Engagement Program. Additionally, he was a staff veterinarian for 5 years at City Wildlife, Washington D.C.’s only wildlife rehabilitation center, and practiced for 4 years at VCA small animal practices. He’s a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and previously served on their Executive Board. He serves on the board of directors for the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, American Association for Food Safety and Public Health, and the Veterinary Sustainability Alliance. Additionally, he is the alternate Delegate for Illinois to the AVMA House of Delegates. He is a 2009 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and earned a MPH from Yale University in 2011. His Bachelor of Arts is from Colby College in 2004.