As a reminder, OHA will host our monthly meetings via webinar until it is safe for everyone to meet in-person again.
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Please join us on
Wednesday, December 16 at 7PM EST via Webinar
to welcome
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Tonya Nichols, MS, Ph.D.
and
K. Blair Budd, OHA Director
presenting
"US EPA: 50 Years of One Health"
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With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Nichols has led and managed microbiological research in academic, clinical, and government laboratories. Since joining EPA, Dr. Nichols has held several positions to include senior research microbiologist, team lead for biothreat assessments, and Director for the Threat and Consequence Assessment Division. In these positions, Dr. Nichols managed research programs to assess the risks and impacts of exposure to biological agents that have been accidentally or deliberately released into the environment that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to respond. Primary research projects included dose-response studies, indoor exposure assessment of aerosolized bioagent, and quantification of endemic background biothreat agents for deriving risk-based clean-up goals for biothreat agents. Additional research efforts focused on recovery and detection of pathogens from environmental matrices (air, soil and water).
Currently, Dr. Nichols serves as a Senior Science Advisor in EPA’s Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response. In this role, she focuses on building interagency collaborations and biodefense policy development efforts in the White House Office of Science ,Technology and Policy and the National Security Council. She represents the EPA on the Biodefense Coordination Team supporting the implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy that addresses preparing for, responding to, and recovering from pandemics, bioterrorism, biosafety and biosecurity incidents, and other emerging biothreats.
During her free time before COVID-19, she volunteered in the Smithsonian’s Outbreak Exhibit at the National Natural History Museum.
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Location
GOTOWEBINAR PLATFORM
(URL https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1711410051359633677)
One Health Commission is sponsoring our live webinar access, so please consider supporting them in any way possible.
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When
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Introductions will start at 7PM EST.
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Please consider donating to One Health Commission - gateway for the active exchange of One Health-related knowledge, sharing of resources and collaborative projects that reach beyond disciplinary boundaries.
One Health Commission graciously allows us to have a webinar/remote option to listen to our speakers.
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One Health Day 2020 Activities Continue!
Now more than ever, we need One Health! Please join our global community by posting your own One Heath 2020 event or participating in one!
Events for One Health day are ongoing throughout the year. Help us spread the word and teach others about our urgent need for One Health!
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The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in September, including:
44. Calls upon Member States to build, strengthen and promote health systems, including primary health care, that are strong, resilient, functional, well governed, responsive, accountable, integrated, community-based, people-centred and capable of quality service delivery, supported by a competent health workforce, adequate health infrastructure and essential public health functions and capacities, enabling legislative and regulatory frameworks, as well as sufficient and sustainable funding, calls upon donors and other relevant stakeholders to support countries that lack the capacity to implement such measures, recognizes the value of an integrated One Health approach that fosters cooperation between the human health, animal health and plant health, as well as environmental and other relevant sectors, and underlines the urgent need for continued close work between the long-standing Tripartite, together with other relevant parts of the United Nations system and relevant stakeholders in this regard.
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We're thankful for our community and remain committed to fighting the two ongoing pandemics-- Covid-19 and racial injustice.
Thank you to both those involved in Covid-19 response efforts and those advocating, protesting, and educating for change in our community and the country. We stand and fight with you.
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Please note: Upon registration, the webinar will then begin to play.
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