One Year, One Health

Over the last year, COVID-19 has dominated almost every aspect of our lives. In this talk, Dr. Gillis will present several ongoing COVID-19 research projects spanning the domains of computer science, mathematics, and public health. While the talk will focus on the use of scenario analysis and agent based models; data issues, science communication, and collaboration also will be discussed. 

Dr. Gillis spends most of his time working on interdisciplinary teams which have focused on public health assessment, and natural resource management, software design, and pedagogy. This has included collaborative projects with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Inuit of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Saugeen Ojibway First Nations, to name a few.

Join us on Thursday, March 11th, 2:00 to 3:00 via Zoom using the following link

CPHAZ Annual Symposium May 20th, 2021

The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) Symposium is a one-day, virtual event that brings together all pillars and forms of public health and zoonotic disease work and research. 

Abstracts can be submitted by completing this survey. Submission deadline for abstract submission is

Thursday, March 11^th, 2021.

CPHAZ encourages everyone working in public health and zoonotic disease related areas to submit abstracts, either for a 15-minute oral presentation, or a 2-minute poster presentation.

If you don’t have a topic ready to present, but are interested in the areas listed you can register for free by completing this survey.  

If you have any questions please contact CPHAZ at cphaz@uoguelph.ca.

Farmer-led Research in the Resilience of Rural Communities

Students in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph have organized the first international conversation on Farmer-led Research which is happening on Friday, March 12th from 10:00 to noon.

​​​​This webinar will consist of a panel discussion with five remarkable individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. They will share their experiences with farmer-led research projects and initiatives and how the different actors involved can contribute to agri-food system resiliency.

Please register by clicking here.

There are many incredible women working in One Health at the University of Guelph, across Canada and around the world. We profiled 28 of these women this past Monday, March 8th, for International Women's Day.

We have split these profiles across both our Instagram and Twitter accounts. We encourage you to visit both platforms to read about the women who embrace a One Health approach in their professional and academic lives.

Wildlife, Wild Places, and Spillover: Insights from the Field

Dr. Denstedt leads the Wildlife Conservation Society's Wildlife Health program in Laos. She and her team are building a wildlife health surveillance network that works to identify where and how health risks are emerging, while taking action towards the conservation of biodiversity and intact landscapes using a One Health approach at a national scale.

Watch Dr. Denstedt discuss her efforts to build a wildlife health surveillance network in Laos here.

Genetics a Useful Tool for Predicting Salmonella Outbreaks

Did you know that outbreaks of Salmonella can be predicted and prevented using genome sequencing? Prof. Lawrence Goodridge of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety in the Food Science Department is passionate about understanding foodborne pathogens and believes we don't have to wait unitl people get sick to react.

Read about why One Health is necessary in his research here.

Building Resilience to Tackle Big Health Challenges

Epidemiologists can’t stop disasters like the next pandemic or antimicrobial resistance. Instead, we need to focus on the societal aspects of these issues. Ontario Veterinary College Prof. Jane Parmley is working to discover how to make our vulnerable populations – whether human, wildlife, or agricultural – more resilient, and how to make healthy decision-making easier. 

Learn how One Health helps achieve that goal here.

The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) hosts Student Mentorship events in the winter semester; the next two being March 23rd and April 6th.

These mentorship events are an opportunity for University of Guelph students to interact with a One Health professional in academia, public health, and research sectors. These virtual events use Microsoft Teams and there is limited enrollment, so don't wait to register! For more information about this event and for registration please go to the CPHAZ website.