One Health ECHO

Leveraging Human, Animal, and Environmental Health Partners to Keep Michigan Healthy 

Public Health Prepared is pleased to partner with the Michigan Center for Rural Health, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Region V Public Health Training Center to offer a dynamic educational discussion-based series with infectious disease experts and veterinarians. 

One Health is the idea that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and our shared environment.

Held on the Last Tuesday of the Month
July–October
12:00 –1:00 PM EST

Attend any session that interests you!

Triple Venn diagram - one circle with animals, one circle with people, and one circle with the environment

Live Session #1 – A Rural Health Department Response to a Large-Scale Outbreak of Avian Influenza:

July 30, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Live Session #2 – One Health, Climate Change, and Health Equity:

August 27, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Live Session #3 – Blastomycosis in a Changing Environment:

September 24, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Live Session #4 – Skunks, Cows and Rabies: A Spooky One Health Mix:

October 29, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Target Audience:

  • Public health professionals

  • Veterinarians

  • Clinicians

  • Agriculture professionals

  • Environment and natural resources professionals

  • Community health workers

  • Academic researchers

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe current One Health challenges in Michigan
  2. Explain how various sectors are influenced by One Health
  3. Discuss opportunities to advance health equity within One Health issues

Planning Committee:

  • Seth Neeley, MEd, Public Health Prepared
  • Phoebe Kulik, MPH, CHES, Public Health Prepared
  • Renee Calkins, MPH, Michigan Center for Rural Health
  • Dany Zemmel, MPH, Public Health Prepared
  • Laura Power, MD, MPH, Public Health Prepared
  • Justine O’Malley, DVM, MPH, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

 

Instructors:

  • Chad Shaw, BBA, Health Officer/Environmental Health Director, Ionia County Health Department
  • Jennifer Head, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Melinda Wilkins, DVM, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

Continuing Education Provided:

  • 1.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 1.3.3, 2.1.2, 8.1.4)*
  • 1.0 NEHA Authorized Continuing Education Contact Hours
  • 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Michigan Center for Rural Health has been Pre-Approved for Continuing Education Credit with National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) with 1 contact hour per session.

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MSUCOM designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a Hub of NNPHI’s Project ECHO for Public Health Superhub.

Project Echo
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Continuing Medical Education
Michigan Center for Rural Health
Public Health Prepared