Kansas State University Urban Water Institute

1. Kansas State University Urban Water Institute Photo Courtesy : Mid-America Regional Council • Programs and Opportunities • Shawnee Mission South High School • August 16, 2013

2. Water has been identified as one of the most critical resources for the future.

3. Just .25% of the earth’s water is accessible fresh water

4. The Earth’s Water

5. The Earth’s Fresh Water

6. The Earth’s Fresh Water

7. The Earth’s Fresh Water

8. The Earth’s Fresh Surface Water

9. The number of people living in cities will double during the next century(A. Townsend, Smart Cities, 2013).Water is a finite, non-renewable resource.We cannot live without water.Water is life.

10. Vision: The Urban Water Institute is a center of knowledge and outreach focused on sustainable water management in urban environments. • Mission: The mission of the Urban Water Institute is to promote treatment technologies, management approaches, and public policy that support sustainable water use in urban and urbanizing communities.

11. Two • COLLABORATE • Indoor | outdoor laboratory space • Research • Teaching laboratory • Landscape design • HS | Undergraduate | Graduate Internships • Projects + working groups • K-12 • Industry professionals • University researchers • Government entities

12. EDUCATE • Undergraduate • Courses • Senior student design projects • Internships • Graduate • Courses • Degrees • Certificates • Distance Education • Learn more at www.ksu.edu/urbanwaterinstitute

13. EDUCATE • K-12 • Resource Center • Virtual | Actual • Equipment and Resources • High School Internships • Summer teacher workshops • Water Quality Field Study • Technology demonstrations • Research seminars | Collaborative research • K-12 field trips • Water Investigation Lab Day • Public Outreach • Informal science educators • Citizen Science water quality monitoring training

14. EDUCATE • Professional Development • Workshops for Professionals • Professional Development Hours • Certificates • Symposia and Seminars • Natural Resource Inventory • October 1 – Manhattan • Lunch and Learns • Speaking Engagements • Networking

15. One Health: Integrating Animal, Human & Environmental Health • Objectives: • Define One Health • What is Public Health? • Give examples of One Health collaborations • Discuss One Health careers • One Health Kansas resources • Classroom applications

16. One Health: Integrating Animal, Human & Environmental Health • One Health – An old concept generating new interest • Dr. Rudolf Virchow • The son of a butcher working in Germany in the mid- to late nineteenth century • His studies of trichinosis led to the first food inspections. • He was one of the first proponents of One Health. • Dr. Calvin W. Schwabe • A veterinary scientist and epidemiologist at the University of California at Davis, in his book Veterinary Medicine and Human Health (Williams & Wilkins, 1964). • Coined the term One Medicine

17. One Health Initiative Task Force • Convened by the American Veterinary Medical Association • Members included representatives from • American Veterinary Medical Association • American Medical Association • American Public Health Association • Task Force Report issued July 15, 2008 http://www.avma.org/onehealth/executive_summary.asp

18. What is One Health? • One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines – working locally, nationally, and globally – to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. – American Veterinary Medical AssociationOne Health Initiative Task Force, 2008

19. One Health The convergence of people, animals, and our environment has created a new dynamic in which the health of each group is inextricably interconnected. --One Health Initiative Task Force, 2008

20. One Health Understanding the connections between animal, human and environmental health is necessary in order to address future health concerns.

21. One Health: Integrating Human, Animal & Environmental Health • What is Public Health? • This is Public Health video • From the Association of Schools of Public Health

22. The Issues: Blurring of the Urban/suburban/rural Interface Increasing population causes destruction of animal habitats exposing humans to animals and their diseases. Photos courtesy Joni Teeter, US EPA Region 8

23. The Issues: Global Trade and Travel Food, people, animals and diseases travel more quickly around the world

24. Environmental Health Impacts Human Health • Air quality • Water quality • Solid waste issues • Food safety & security

25. Animal Health Impacts Human Health • Human animal bond • Zoonotic disease transmission http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/browse_by_diseases.htm

26. Human-Animal Bond • Improved emotional health • Increased physical activity • Fewer doctor visits • Lessons learned: • Hurricane Katrina • Greensburg • Kansas State Animal Response Team www.kssart.org

27. Zoonotic DiseasesDiseases transmitted between animals and humans • Rabies • West Nile Virus • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever • Salmonella • Giardia

28. What is the concern? • Approximately 75% of recently emerging infectious diseases affecting humans are diseases of animal origin • Approximately 60% of all human pathogens are zoonotic

29. Zoonotic Disease Pathogens • Bacteria • E. coli, Lyme Disease • Virus • Rabies, West Nile • Parasite • Giardia, Toxoplasmosis • Fungus • Histoplasmosis

30. Zoonotic Disease Transmission Routes • Fecal-oral • E. coli • Bites/scratches • Rabies • Vectors(mosquitoes, ticks, fleas) • West Nile Virus • Foodborne • Salmonella, E. coli • Waterborne • Leptospira, E. coli, Giardia

31. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:#1 Prevention Measure Wash hands • Before eating or cooking • After going to the bathroom • After petting animals Hand washing compliance research: http://onehealthkansas.k-state.edu/infection-prevention/6/infection-prevention

32. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:Vector Control Vectorborne illness • West Nile Virus (mosquito) • Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (tick) • Lyme Disease (tick) Control measures • Interrupt insect life cycle • ID insect habitats • Lead Tip and Toss campaigns to remove standing water to prevent mosquito breeding grounds • Apply insecticide to breeding areas

33. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:Prevent Insect Bites While outside, wear • Long sleeves • Long pants • Closed-toed shoes • Insect repellent www.cdc.gov

34. Zoonosis Disease Prevention:Prevent Animal Bites & Scratches • Avoid unfamiliar animals (e.g., dogs, cats) • Do not approach or feed wild animals, especially sick or dead animals http://animals.nationalgeographic.com

35. Prevent Dog Bites:One Health Kansas Dog Bite Prevention Project • Surveyed animal and human health practitioners • Developed education materials to be distributed to animal and human health providers • Piloted materials in veterinary and pediatric clinics

36. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:Rabies Awareness & Prevention • Vaccinate your pets • World Rabies Day http://www.worldrabiesday.org

37. Zoonotic Disease:Foodborne Illness Statistics • The CDC estimates that • roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) will become ill with foodborne illness, • 128,000 will be hospitalized, and • 3,000 will die each year www.cdc.gov

38. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:Food Safety Chill • Refrigerate promptly Clean • Wash hands and surfaces often Separate • Don’t cross-contaminate Cook • Cook to proper temperatures http://bites.ksu.eduwww.fightbac.org Follow foodborne illness outbreaks on the Barfblog: www.barfblog.com

39. Zoonotic Disease Prevention:Water Contact • Do not drink from any river or stream • Avoid swimming in water that may be contaminated by animal urine or feces

40. Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:Human & Environmental Health Professionals • Approximately 80 – 90% of all cancers may be caused by environmental and lifestyle triggers1 , as opposed to genetics. While many of these triggers are currently unknown they are being investigated by public health researchers and some of them, such as asbestos, are being eliminated as a result of public health initiatives. www.thisispublichealth.org

41. Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:Human & Animal Health Professionals • Zoonotic diseases: • Collaboration between veterinarians and physicians enable rapid diagnosis of human illness • Pets may serve as sentinels for zoonotic disease in humans or environmental degradation that may eventually affect humans

42. Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:Public Health & Urban Planning • Walkable Communities • Built environment • Community gardens • Physical activity • Nutrition

43. Cross-disciplinary Collaboration:Educators & Scientists Global Observations & Learning to Benefit the Environment Teachers and students engage in research contributing to a data stream accessed by scientists-- www.globe.gov

44. Future Workforce Needs • Animal Health Corridor • Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri • The largest concentration of animal health interests in the world NBAF CevaBiomune SAFC Biosciences

45. Future Workforce Needs • 21st Century Skills: • Collaboration • Creativity • Problem Solving • One Health Kansas Intro to Public Health • “Teamwork skills of leadership, collaboration, cooperation, and responsibility” • “Since there are neither clear nor easy answers to many of the public health problems and issues examined in this course, an important over-arching objective is to encourage students to think independently and critically about the issues.”

46. Future Workforce Needs • Public health • Epidemiology • Environmental management • Animal health • Food safety • Urban planning • Food chain logistics • Agricultural research • Others? • http://onehealthkansas.k-state.edu/pathways/22/career-pathways-in-public-health

47. Classroom Applications • The Hot Zone, novel by Richard Preston • Details Ebola Virus outbreak in Reston, Virginia, 1980 • Contagion, recent film about a fictionalized outbreak • Frontier Field Guide – K-State + New Mexico State Universities • Field trips + reflection • Foodborne illness activities • Hand washing • Least Wanted Pathogens

48. Classroom Applications:Online Games • Olathe Northwest High School e-Communications Students • Don’t Eat Poop: The Game http://ravensonline.net/donteatpoop/ • Cornell University Pathogen Tracker http://game.pathogentracker.net/Intro/introduction/frontpage.aspx Both games are available at: http://onehealthkansas.k-state.edu/outreach/52/k-12-education-and-public-outreach-resources

49. Contact:Joan Leavens | Program Coordinator leavens@ksu.edu | www.ksu.edu/urbanwaterinstitute