December 2021 ZOHU Call

Presentations:

One Health News from CDC
Colin Basler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Deputy Director, One Health Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
wjq3@cdc.gov

SARS-CoV-2 at the Zoo: Update on investigations and interventions to prevent infections in captive wildlife
Kate Varela, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Preventive Medicine Fellow, One Health Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
nwn2@cdc.gov

Inconsistent Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) drops during COVID-19 lockdowns: Lessons for protecting near-term public health and designing longer-term environmental policies
Susan Anenberg, PhD
Associate Professor, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Director, GW Climate and Health Institute
George Washington University
sanenberg@gwu.edu

Building a comprehensive approach in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health to address the health effects of climate change
Erik R. Svendsen, PhD, MS
Director, Division of Environmental Health Science & Practice
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
olu5@cdc.gov

Resources

SARS-CoV-2 at the Zoo: Update on investigations and interventions to prevent infections in captive wildlife

• Guidance to Reduce the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Spreading between People and Wildlife, CDC
• Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Animals, CDC
• COVID-19 Resources, Association of Zoos & Aquariums

Inconsistent Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) drops during COVID-19 lockdowns: Lessons for protecting near-term public health and designing longer-term environmental policies

• COVID-19 pandemic reveals persistent disparities in nitrogen dioxide pollution
• Leveraging satellite data to address air pollution inequities [PDF – 6 pages]

Building a comprehensive approach in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health to address the health effects of climate change

• Building a comprehensive approach in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health to address the health effects of climate change
• CDC/APHA’s guide for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in climate and health
• CDC/NCEH Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice

Overall series objectives:

1. Describe 2 key points from the presentation.
2. Describe how a multisectoral One Health approach can be applied to the presentation topic.
3. Identify an implication for animal and human health.
4. Identify a One Health approach strategy for prevention, detection, or response to public health threats.
5. Identify 2 new resources from CDC partners.

Disclosures:

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, presenters, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.

The planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

The presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept commercial support for this activity.