Category: Agriculture

Celebrating the One Health Day ’22

by Alejandro Sanchez
November 3, 2022

Today, November 3rd is One Health Day and its goal “is to build the cultural will necessary for a sea change in how planetary health challenges are assessed and addressed and how professionals exchange information across disciplines.”[1] ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: IFAS One Health, Ilaria Capua, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health Day 2022, Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 6

by Alejandro Sanchez
October 27, 2022

Sustainable Development Goal 6 reads: “Ensure access to water and sanitation for all.” This SDG opens our eyes on what is the reality in many parts of the world that completely lack access to clean water. It is true that the western world ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Circular Health, IFAS One Health, Interdisciplinarity, One Health, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 3

by Alejandro Sanchez
October 6, 2022

SDG 3 is more complex than we think Sustainable Development Goal 3 reads: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” The connection between this particular SDG and One Health might seem simple and straightforward, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease
Tags: Circular Health, Costanza Manes, One Health, SDG3, Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals And One Health: SDG 2

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 27, 2022

Sustainable development goal 2 aims to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” or as it is shortened, to achieve “zero hunger” by 2030. The progress to accomplish this ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Circular Health, Climate Change, Olga Munoz, One Health At UF, Sustainable Development Goals, Transdisciplinarity, UF

Sustainable Development Goals and One Health

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 15, 2022

If you work on topics related to science, technology, or academia, you have probably heard (or know a lot) about the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, if you do not know much about it, let's ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Circular Health, Covid-19, One Health, One Health At UF, Sustainable Development Goals

Using antibiotics properly

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 8, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been dubbed the silent pandemic over the past couple of years and this term is growing in popularity. According to the World Health Organization, “AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Circular Health, One Health, One Health Center

Is Planetary Health a relative of Circular Health?

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 1, 2022

In 1994 Dr. Per Fugelli, a physician working at the Institute of Social Medicine of Oslo, published a paper titled “In Search of a Global Social Medicine”. Its abstract neatly summarizes his call to action for the medical profession: “Patient ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Circular Health, Climate Change, Conservation, One Health At UF, One Health Center, Sustainable Development Goals

Blog series: New One Health definition

by Alejandro Sanchez
August 4, 2022

This is the last entry of our series about the latest definition of One Health by the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP). We have had three of our researchers sharing their thoughts on this new definition and what it means for us ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: IFAS One Health, Marine Life, One Health, One Health Center, Sustainable Development Goals, Wildlife

What is climate change maladaptation, and how can we avoid it?

by Alejandro Sanchez
July 27, 2022

A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) titled Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability drew attention to the problem of maladaptation. Maladaptation is when actions taken to help communities ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Circular Health, Climate Change, Conservation, Maladaptation, One Health, One Health At UF, Sustainability At Uf

What is behind a number?

by Alejandro Sanchez
June 21, 2022

I imagine that, lately, one of the most frequent thoughts in people’s minds, when they walk through a supermarket, is the steep increase in prices. But, before prices started soaring because of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and some corporate ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Inflation, Money

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