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One Health Grand Challenge: Major Themes for Transformative*, Collaborative Research. November 12, 2013 * High socioeconomic impact on state/national/global scale, that would attract funding (public, private, not-for-profit). Faculty Engagement.
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One Health Grand Challenge:Major Themesfor Transformative*, Collaborative Research November 12, 2013 * High socioeconomic impact on state/national/global scale,that would attract funding (public, private, not-for-profit)
Faculty Engagement • Regular calls & meetings with Campus Council, representing diverse TAMU colleges • All-faculty survey for major focus areas (~500 responses) • Faculty focus-group meetings • Collaboration forums (November) • Grand Challenge section on OH webpage – regular updates planned
What is One Health? The collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain sustainable optimal health for the ecosystem* HumanHealth AnimalHealth ONEHEALTH Connection between health and natural & man-made environments * a biological community of living organisms (humans, animals, plants, and microbes) and their physical environment interacting as a system
What is One Health? The collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain sustainable optimal health for the ecosystem* HumanHealth AnimalHealth ONEHEALTH Connection between health and natural & man-made environments * a biological community of living organisms (humans, animals, plants, and microbes) and their physical environment interacting as a system
Geosciences Education & Human Development Law Science Library Engineering Connection between health and natural & man-made environments Rural Public Health Bush School Nursing Pharmacy Dentistry Medicine HumanHealth AnimalHealth Architecture Agriculture & Life Sciences Business School TAMU at Galveston Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science Liberal Arts
Research Criteria • One Health related (human health, animal healthand the connections between health and natural & man-made environments) • High socioeconomic impact on state/national/global scale,that would attract funding - public, private, not-for-profit(“transformative”) • Leverage TAMU strengths in multiple colleges and university entities (“transdisciplinary”)
Major Thematic Research Areas • Chronic Diseases & Conditions
Major Thematic Research Areas • Global Health & Security
Major Thematic Research Areas • Accessible & Affordable Healthcare
Major Thematic Research Areas • Safe and Available Food & Water • (impact on human and animal health)
Information Access & Contacts One Health website onehealth.tamu.edu Online proposal template onehealth.tamu.edu/challengeand personal video format Dr. Mike ChaddockMchaddock@cvm.tamu.edu Dr. Merrideth HolubMholub@cvm.tamu.edu