title: Advancing One Health Policy and Implementation Through the Concept of One Medicine One Science.
abstract: Numerous interspecies disease transmission events, Ebola virus being a recent and cogent example, highlight the complex interactions between human, animal, and environmental health and the importance of addressing medicine and health in a comprehensive scientific manner. The diversity of information gained from the natural, social, behavioral, and systems sciences is critical to developing and sustainably promoting integrated health approaches that can be implemented at the local, national, and international levels to meet grand challenges. The Concept of One Medicine One Science (COMOS) as outlined herein describes the interplay between scientific knowledge that underpins health and medicine and efforts toward stabilizing local systems using 2 linked case studies: the food system and emerging infectious disease. Forums such as the International Conference of One Medicine One Science (iCOMOS), where science and policy can be debated together, missing pieces identified, and science-based collaborations formed among industry, governmental, and nongovernmental policy makers and funders, is an essential step in addressing global health. The expertise of multiple disciplines and research foci to support policy development is critical to the implementation of one health and the successful achievement of global health security goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States (Dr Cardona).
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cardona
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, United States (Dr Travis).
authors.forename: Dominic A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.affiliation: Gryphon Scientific, LLC, Takoma Park, Maryland, United States (Dr Berger).
authors.forename: Kavita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.affiliation: CRDF Global, Arlington, Virginia, United States (Ms Coat).
authors.forename: Gwenaële
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coat
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, United States (Mr Kennedy).
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota Medical School, United States (Dr Steer).
authors.forename: Clifford J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Steer
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States (Dr Murtaugh).
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Murtaugh
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, United States (Dr Sriramarao).
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sriramarao
keywords: COMOS; conference; disease transmission; dissemination; food safety; one health; public policy; science