One Health in Utah
One Health is a collaborative approach to promoting the interconnected health of humans, animals, and our shared environment.
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The One Health concept recognizes:
- The link between the health of humans, animals, and our shared environment;
- The need for multidisciplinary collaboration to solve interconnected health challenges.
- West Nile Virus: Collaborators in Utah meet routinely to discuss control of West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne virus that can affect both humans and animals.
- SARS-CoV-2 at the Zoo: Health officials collaborated with Utah’s Hogle Zoo to investigate SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) in lions and humans, vaccinated kids and zoo staff in a clinic at the zoo, and test zoo staff to help safeguard snow leopards.
- Q Fever: Utah One Health partners investigated goat and human cases of Q Fever, a bacterial disease that can be spread from livestock to people.
Infectious diseases that affect both humans and animals:
Environmental health concerns that affect humans and animals:
- Lead and other heavy metals
- Harmful algal blooms in water bodies
- Drought and the shrinking of the Great Salt Lake
- Air pollution
Associations/groups:
- Utah Veterinary Medical Association (UVMA)
- Utah Public Health Association (UPHA)
- Utah Environmental Health Association (UEHA)
- Utah Association of Local Health Departments (UALHD)
- Utah Mosquito Abatement Association (UMAA)
- Utah Rapid Response Team (URRT)
Healthcare:
- Veterinarians and veterinary medical clinics
- Human healthcare providers and systems
Universities:
- Utah State University (USU), Extension One Health
- Westminster College, Great Salt Lake Institute
Local government:
- Local health departments
- Mosquito abatement districts
- Animal control jurisdictions
State government:
- Utah Department of Health (UDOH)
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF)
- Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ)
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR)
- Utah Division of Water Resources (UDWRe)
- Utah Division of Emergency Management (UDEM), Be Ready Utah
Federal government:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), One Health Office
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services (APHIS VS), One Health
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Park Service (NPS)
- US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center (USGS NWHC)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- Urban Indian Organization
Tribal government:
- Tribal health departments
- Tribal mosquito abatement districts
- Tribal animal control jurisdictions
Other entities