American Academy of Pediatrics' Official News Magazine Encourages One Health Support
07/03/2012
Pediatricians are asked to consider animal-related issues in daily practice by taking a history of animal contact and consulting and collaborating with local veterinarians.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics posted this important article for their membership in AAP News—
One Health Initiative
To promote better awareness of zoonotic infections, identify animal-related allergies, understand the health benefits of human-animal relationships and recognize animals as sentinels in environmental risk exposures, the Academy is supporting a collaborative effort of human and veterinary medical organizations called the One Health Initiative.
Pediatricians are asked to consider animal-related issues in daily practice by taking a history of animal contact and consulting and collaborating with local veterinarians. For details, visit www.onehealthinitiative.com.
The original posting can be viewed at http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/33/7/20.2.full
Thanks to the collaboration of the One Health Initiative team for making this post possible. Their posting can be accessed at www.onehealthinitiative.com
Permission to post this statement and link to the official News Magazine of the American Academy of Pediatrics on the One Health Initiative website was graciously provided by: Jennifer Frantz, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics
jfrantz@aap.org
