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One Health Wednesdays

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Welcome to One Health Wednesdays — where we explore the interconnected health of people, animals, and the environment, one system at a time. Hosted by Dr. Ginger Dixon, DrPH a public health strategist and systems consultant, and Co-Host, Dr. Julia Zammit, DVM veterinarian and One Health specialist, each episode surfaces the often-invisible infrastructure that helps (or hinders) collaborative health efforts. 📅 New episodes every Wednesday! Listen on your favorite podcast app or visit

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Episode 32: The Politics of Science & One Health with...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2025/02/12

In this episode ofOne Health Wednesdays, we welcome back Dr. Laura Kahn—physician, policy researcher, and co-founder of the One Health Initiative. Dr. Kahn discusses her latest book,One Health and the Politics of COVID-19, sharing insights on the intersections of science, politics, and public trust. From the origins of pandemics to the role of One Health in global sustainability, she unpacks the importance of ethical research, transparency, and the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Tune in

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00:54:13

Episode 31: Economics and Epidemics: Unraveling the...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2025/01/22

In this thought-provoking episode of One Health Wednesdays, Ginger Dixon sits down with Dr. Troy Tassier, Professor of Economics at Fordham University and author of The Rich Flee and The Poor Take the Bus. Dr. Tassier shares his unique insights into how social networks influence public health outcomes and the economic dynamics of health inequalities. From his early research on labor market segregation to modeling infectious disease spread in hospitals, Dr. Tassier discusses how economic principles

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00:27:50

The Next Generation of One Health Professionals -...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2025/01/08

In this inspiring episode, Ginger Dixon welcomes Matthew Petrolo, a second-year undergraduate student in the innovative One Health program at the University of Guelph. Matthew shares his journey from discovering One Health to specializing in disease complexity and discusses the program's interdisciplinary approach to addressing global health challenges. Tune in to explore how students like Matthew are shaping the future of One Health and why this emerging field is more critical than ever.Connect

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00:42:07

Episode 29: Connecting the Dots: Citizen Science and...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2024/12/19

In this episode, we tie together insights from the past three weeks of discussions with Dr. Ginger Dixon and guest host Dr. Julia Zammit. Explore how Ginger’s groundbreaking capstone project integrates citizen science into a scalable One Health surveillance system. From engaging citizen scientists to addressing biodiversity hotspots and zoonotic disease trends, this episode highlights key takeaways, lessons learned, and the future potential of One Health surveillance. Whether you're a public health

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00:39:19

Episode 28: Building Local Solutions for One Health...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2024/12/04

In this episode of One Health Wednesdays, Dr. Ginger Dixon and guest host Dr. Julia Zammit dive into the details of a scalable One Health surveillance system designed to empower local communities. Ginger shares insights from her proof-of-concept project in Arizona, which integrates citizen science, strategic planning, and data visualization to track biodiversity, zoonotic diseases, and environmental changes.Learn about the challenges and creative solutions behind building a low-cost, adaptable

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00:35:34

Episode 27: One Health Surveillance - Integrating...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2024/11/20

One Health Wednesdays continues its mission to elevate One Health discussions, this time diving deeper into the incredible work of our host, Dr. Ginger Dixon. In this episode, Ginger takes center stage to share her journey through her Doctorate in Public Health and the development of her innovative Capstone project—a One Health surveillance system designed to empower community action.This scalable system integrates citizen science with ecological data to track biodiversity hotspots, keystone

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00:24:58

Episode 26: Back in the Saddle!

One Health Wednesdays ·

2024/11/06

One Health Wednesdays is back after a year hiatus, continuing its mission to spotlight impactful work in One Health. This season opener features Dr. Julia Zammit as guest host, giving our regular host, Dr. Ginger Dixon, a chance to sit in the expert chair and share her own story and recent achievements. Ginger dives into her groundbreaking doctoral capstone project, where she developed a scalable One Health surveillance system using citizen science. Her platform brings together biodiversity

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00:28:39

Episode 25: Operationalizing One Health Research....

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/12/21

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Janelle Jiminez and Kayley McCubbin are champions of One Health through the University of Calgary’s AMR - One Health Consortium. They share how the Consortium provides outreach, training, and a chance for One Health projects to take their research further to communicate to the public, change policy and spark innovation in industry. Janelle and Kayley share their recommendations from

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00:40:14

Episode 24: Pesticide Resistant Mosquitos and...

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2022/11/30

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Daniel Williamson is an infectious disease epidemiologist and medical entomologist who has focused his work and research on researching and surveilling mosquito-borne diseases. He discusses how he became intrigued with microbiology and pathogens and has fulfilled both of his childhood dreams of discovering a dinosaur and working with infectious diseases. Daniel highlights how his

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00:59:52

Episode 23: There is no "I" in One Health. Special...

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2022/11/23

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Hayley Yaglom is a One Health Genomics Epidemiologist who started in One Health from a young age before she even knew it was One Health. She talks about her path into One Health, starting with exploring the science behind the human-animal bond at the University of Missouri, working with vector-borne and zoonotic disease with the Arizona Department of Health Services, and now her work

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00:35:52

Episode 22: Don't walk! Run to embed climate change...

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2022/10/26

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Liza Leclerc is an international thought leader who has brought twenty years of experience in sustainable development to bring solutions to mitigate and build resilience to climate change, including her current work with Stantec. She shares her inspiration for her work, how we can use One Health thinking about climate change in building infrastructure, city planning, food system

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00:32:37

Episode 21: Wear a spacesuit and chase dangerous...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/10/19

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Neil Vora is a physician, medical epidemiologist, and Pandemic Prevention Fellow at Conservation International. In this episode, Dr. Vora underscores the importance of addressing conservation and preservation of biodiversity as an important component of pandemic prevention and highlights lessons learned from his work with Ebola and COVID-19 pandemic mitigation with the United

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00:30:19

Episode 20: A new framework for One Health. Special...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/10/12

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Kirk Douglas is the Director of the Centre for Biosecurity Studies at the University of the West Indies in the Carribean. He discusses his journey in One Health studying zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus, West Nile Virus, dengue, and avian influenza; the challenges and rewards of completing both an MBA and a PhD at the same time; and his work with partner organizations to

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00:50:02

Episode 19: Take charge. No one else is coming....

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/10/04

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Niti Jadeja is a post-doc researcher with the University of Virginia in genomics and molecular biology who is driven by her mission to spark innovation across complex challenges and share One Health with the globe. She shares the insight she has gained through work with zoonoses such as rabies, microbiological sequencing, metagenomics, microbial biodiversity and soil sampling,

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00:41:36

Episode 18: Creating your own salary using One...

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2022/09/28

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Krista Howden is a One Health Scientific Advisor, Epidemiologist, and founder of One Health Scientific Solutions. In this episode, she navigates the complex challenges of bringing awareness to One Health, thinking about diseases in One Health outside of zoonoses and vector-borne disease, and facilitating interdisciplinary teams with concrete and practical tips for co-creating

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00:36:22

Episode 17: Impacting global health with sisterhood...

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2022/08/10

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Dr. Kate Sulzner is a wildlife veterinarian, One Health specialist, and Director of EcoVet Global. Kate describes her journey into One Health as she married her two loves of veterinary medicine and conservation biology. Today, she works in STEM and conservation education at Curiodyssey, and in an innovative One Health education program in Tanzania through EcoVet Global which utilizes

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00:12:11

Episode 16: Special Compilation for listeners....

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/08/04

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. This week we’ve done a special recap of professional development advice offered by our first five guests in case you’ve missed them. To hear more:Episode 1 Deborah Sateler: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep1/ Episode 2 Thomas Julian Irabor and Julia Zammit: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep2/ Episode 3 Special guest host Julia Zammit with Nitya Ghotge: https://labopp.org/ohw/ep3/ Episode 4 Monal

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00:23:55

Episode 15: Medical Parasitologist view of One...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/07/27

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Rolayo Emmanuel is a Medical Parasitologist in Nigeria who studies neglected tropical diseases such as trypanosomiasis and onchocerciasis. She discusses her observations of season and climate changes in the parasite and it tse tse fly host, challenges with safety and education, and the need for additional diagnostic tools in the

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00:36:35

Episode 14: Months in the Amazon working or vacation?...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/07/13

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Mariana Delgado is a veterinarian in France who works in wildlife health. She takes a One Health perspective in her work which has included experience with the Ministry of Peru working on conservation and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE) on prevention and disease resilience from animal health. Most recently, she completed a certificate training in Wildlife

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00:47:50

Episode 13: Seaweed world with Sabin. Critical...

One Health Wednesdays ·

2022/07/06

One Health Wednesdays highlights work in One Health to encourage awareness, solutions, and professional development. Sabin Liulea is a marine biologist in Spain who used his love of the ocean to pursue studies in marine biology. His work on relationships between seaweed, urchins, and climate highlights how One Health is just as important for marine environments as it is on land. Learn more as he discusses phycology and the close relationships between seaweed, oxygen, ocean temperatures, and the

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