The Global One Health initiative: Connecting Local to International Efforts

The mission of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) is to expand capacity for a One Health approach via applied education, training, research and outreach to more efficiently and effectively address causes and effects of diseases at the interface of humans, animals, plants and the environment. The GOHi vision is to produce capable professionals and institutional systems that support and advance a healthy, enduring global (local and international) community. General introduction (GOHi exec. co-leader/GOHi staff team member): The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) at Ohio State is the university's largest interdisciplinary example of institutional teamwork operating on a global scale. GOHi improves the health of communities, builds and strengthens capacity among public health professionals and provides learning opportunities for students, faculty and staff around the world. Founded in 2009 by a team of faculty members representing diverse but complementary disciplines at Ohio State, GOHi actively supports communities in Ohio, Eastern Africa, Central and South America, and Asia. In alignment with GOHi, in 2016 the Ohio State Board of Trustees approved the Global One Health, LLC as an affiliated entity of the university with GOHi's Eastern Africa regional office. This international presence has been proven to be a great asset for connecting local and international partners and communities. See details at https://globalonehealth.osu.edu. Engaging training capacity activities (GOHi exec/co-lead): A GOHi core capacity building activity in the Eastern Africa region is the annual One Health Summer Institute (OHSI), which recently concluded its 7th consecutive year. In 2018 alone, GOHi supported a record 20+ trainings and workshops in Addis Ababa, Gondar and Haramaya, Ethiopia, and two different locations in Kenya during the 2018 One Health Summer Institute. There were 500+ participants from numerous African countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Additionally, 33 educators from 10 different U.S. and African universities provided instruction on topics ranging from infectious diseases and clinical pharmacy to One Health leadership. It was one of GOHi's strongest summer institute to date. Engaging implementation science capacity through the Global Health Security (GOHi exec/co-Lead): GOHi is involved in local and international research and implementation capacity building efforts including the Global Health Security Agenda. The presentation highlights key initiatives in antimicrobial stewardship and resistance, tuberculosis prevention and control at home (in Ohio) and abroad (Africa and Asia) and zoonotic disease prevention efforts. In the past few years, GOHi's community-engaged projects in eastern Africa and Ohio resulted in several key impactful outcomes.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Michael Bisesi, professor, Global One Health initiative, bisesi.12@osu.edu (Corresponding Author); Wondwossen Gebreyes, professor of Veterinary Science, Global One Health initiative; Sally Miller, professor, Global One Health initiative; Christine O'Malley, communication expert, Global One Health initiative; Shu-Hua Wang, professor, Global One Health initiativeThe mission of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) is to expand capacity for a One Health approach via applied education, training, research, and outreach to more efficiently and effectively address causes and effects of diseases at the interface of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. The GOHi vision is to produce capable professionals and institutional systems that support and advance a healthy, enduring global (local and international) community. Areas addressed include: GOHi's commitment for community engagement; role of affiliated entity, Global One Health, LLC in eastern Africa; engaging communities through training capacity activities and engaging implementation of science capacity through global health security. As a land-grant university, Ohio State needs to play a lead role in building and strengthening capacity and engaging communities to address global priorities