The need for Global One Health implementation and support is more important today than ever before as we face emerging pandemic threats such as COVID-19. Spreading the message and gaining support to further activities are critical. Since its inception, the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has experienced explosive growth, becoming one of Ohio State’s largest interdisciplinary examples of institutional teamwork. The year 2021 marks 10 years of GOHi impact, including activities such as the annual Global One Health Summer Institute, GOHi’s flagship program that builds One Health capacity among Ohio State students and professionals around the world.

Celebration Details

This event will be held in honor of One Health Day (observed November 3) and concludes the series of events celebrating 10 years of Global One Health initiative activities and impact. This will be a live-streamed, virtual event that includes remarks from key Ohio State leaders, a discussion of COVID-19 and its impact on higher education and global engagement, and a panel discussion among the Global One Health initiative directors addressing GOHi’s future sustainability and envisioning the next ten years.

Join the livestream closing ceremony, and see sessions and speakers listed below.

12-12:30 p.m. – Welcoming and Opening Remarks

• Amanda Berrian, DVM, PhD, MPH, DACVPM – Director of Outreach and Engagement, Global One Health initiative
• Wondwossen Gebreyes, DVM, PhD, DACVPM – Executive Director, Global One Health initiative
• James Moore, PhD – Vice Provost, Diversity and Inclusion Chief Diversity Officer; Executive Director, Bell National Resource Center

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education

• Kay Wolf, PhD – Ohio State Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
• Gil Latz, PhD – Ohio State Vice Provost, Global Strategies and International Affairs
• Grace Johnson – Ohio State Chief of Staff, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

1:30-1:35 p.m. – Break

1:35-2 p.m. – GOHi's COVID-19 Response and Lessons Learned

• Getnet Yimer, MD, PhD – Director, Global One Health Eastern Africa Office (GOH, LLC)
• Shu-Hua Wang, MD, PharmD, MPH&TM, FIDSA – Professor, Ohio State College of Medicine; Medical Director, Ben Franklin TB Program, Columbus Public Health

2-2:50 p.m. – GOHi Future Sustainability: Envisioning the Next 10 Years

• Wondwossen Gebreyes
• Michael Bisesi, MS, PhD, REHS, CIH – Director of Training, Global One Health initiative; Ohio State Vice Dean, Academic Affairs and Academic Administration, College of Public Health
• Shu-Hua Wang
• Amanda Berrian

2:50-3 p.m. – Closing Remarks

• Wondwossen Gebreyes
• Amanda Berrian