Register for the 2026 PAOHC Annual Meeting ~~
Register for the 2026 PAOHC Annual Meeting ~~
PENNSYLVANIA ONE HEALTH CONSORTIUM
About
One Health
The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health coordinates this consortium serving the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to improve the health and well-being of humans, animals, plants and the environment. The One Health Consortium serves as a transdisciplinary resource of research, education, policy and community engagement for our commonwealth and the region.
Mission
Advance One Health in Pennsylvania by building cross-sector partnerships that support research, education, and community engagement. These efforts strengthen science, practice, and policy to improve health for people, animals, plants, and ecosystems.
Vision
A resilient Pennsylvania where healthy communities, thriving farms and wildlife, robust plant health, and healthy ecosystems strengthen one another for generations.
One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent.
The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate changes and contributing to sustainable development.
This definition was adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021.
Announcements
Registration Is Now Open
2nd Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania One Health Consortium
June 21-23, 2026 - University of Pittsburgh
We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania One Health Consortium taking place at Pitt in Pittsburgh, PA in June 2026. The meeting will be in person only.
Please hold the following dates:
Sunday, June 21 - Evening reception
Monday, June 22 - Full day of presentations and dialogue on One Health issues in PA and poster presentations (lunch will be provided)
Tuesday, June 23 - Half-day closed session
This event will bring together those concerned with improving the health of humans, domestic animals, wildlife, plants, soils, and/or ecosystems from across disciplines to advance One Health initiatives in our state.
More details can be found here.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
CONGRATULATIONS
Ananias A. Escalante - Professor, College of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Temple University was selected as an AAAS fellow in the Section on Biological Sciences.
Melissa Bilec - George M. and Eva M. Bevier Endowed Chair, Swanson School of Engineering has been newly appointed as distinguished professors and named/endowed chairs in 2025
Maureen Lichtveld - Dean, School of Public Health, Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health was Elected to Governing NAM Council, National Academy of Medicine
James Holt - VMD, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh has been given honorary diplomate status with the American Veterinary and One Health Society