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Zoonoses & One Health Update from the CDC

Join the Zoonoses & One Health Updates call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One Health Office at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, in the second floor boardroom of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab.   Tentative Speaker Schedule News from the CDC One Health Office Casey Barton Behravesh MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM Captain, …

Global Health Tuesday: Moving Forward

Building on the 2012 ‘Triple-Win’ Study, which showed active transportation improves human health and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, GHI researchers have continued to innovate on efforts to model the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation. GHI researchers are making changes to the Integrated Transport & Health Impacts Model (ITHIM), integrating data on …

Forward in Energy Forum: Energy and Natural Systems

NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AS A CASE STUDY The impact of energy policy on health and wellbeing is a central issue facing the state of Wisconsin. WEI’s first Forward in Energy Forum of 2017 will bring together experts from across campus to discuss the challenges in ensuring Wisconsin’s water quality and agricultural systems. Moderated by interim WEI director and …

Zika: Innocent until proven guilty

Leonelo Bautista, M.D., MPH, DrPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Populations Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health. Given the recent emergence and spread of Zika virus (ZKV) infection in the Western Hemisphere and the heightened concern about its potential health implications, Bautista has examined the existing evidence and …