One Health Coffee House (BYOC)
A weekly 30-minute online forum for One Health based discussions
*NEW: Join the OHSC calendar! You can toggle the calendar on and off and easily keep track of all OHSC events. All online events can be accessed through the calendar meetings via Teams links.
Email onehealthstudents@uoguelph.ca to register!
- Journal Club – choose an academic paper relevant to your field of study, which ideally also touches on the One Health pillars of human, animal and environmental health and wellbeing. A link to the paper can be provided to all students in advance, and ideally students will come to the journal club ready to participate in the discussion.
- Research Bite – share what you’re working on! What makes it interesting and great? Is it – or could it be – One Health? Why? Include 2-3 slides outlining your research.
Presentations should be no more than 15-20 minutes in length, to leave time for 10-15 minutes of discussion and questions. Undergraduates and graduates are welcome to present!
The best presentations will be informative and engaging: Think big, present boldly – and be brief! These are great, low-stress ways to engage with your fellow students ‘on-campus’, and network. We welcome all disciplines and perspectives to the One Health discussion!
PAST EVENTS

August 21st, time TBD
GIDSA’s Research & Innovation Symposium
“In every crisis lies an opportunity: Ways to adapt forward after pandemics“
Graduate International Development Student Association (GIDSA)
Summer 2020 Webinar Series

August 18th, 12:30-1:15 PM
Planning a One Health Study
Sarah Robinson, PhD Student, Pathobiology.

August 7th, 12:30-1:15 PM
The Philippine Neoliberal Mining Industry: M4D, State Violence and Inter-Institutional Gaps in Resource Governance
Angela Asuncion, MSc Candidate in Rural Planning & Development in International Development Studies

July 31st, 12:30-1:15 PM
EEG Epileptic Pattern Mimikers in Canines
Rachael Vella, undergraduate student majoring in biomedical science and minoring in neuroscience

July 28th, 12:30-1:15 PM
Need for case definitions in wildlife health
Tonia von Hugo, undergraduate Animal Biology student.

July 24th, 12:30-1:15 PM
Zoonoses in urban rats
Simon Jeeves, undergraduate Microbiology student.

July 14th, 12:30-1:15 PM
A One Health approach to human nutrition, livestock health and lemur endangerment in Madagascar
Kiana Gibson, Bachelor of Arts and Science; specializing in Nutrition & Nutraceutical Sciences (NANS) and International Development (IDEV).

July 7th, 12:30-1:15 PM | JOURNAL CLUB
How Climate Changes Will Affect Parasite Expansion in Madagascar: A One Health approach
Alexandria Cosby, undergraduate student in wildlife biology and conservation.

June 26th, 12:30-1:15 PM
COVID-19: Full Circle Transmission – From Animals to Humans and back again
Priya Jain and Jessica Linton, undergraduate students in Biomedical Sciences and Animal Biology, respectively.

June 23rd, 12:30-1:15 PM
Revitalizing rural heritage for community sustainability and resilience: Terraces in Andean highlands in Peru
Sampoorna Bhattacharya, MSc Rural Planning & Development + International Development.
Please read the paper “You Can’t Grow Potatoes in the Sky: Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in the Potato Park of Cuzco, Peru”, and think about the questions, below. Come prepared to discuss!
- What does heritage mean to you?
- How can heritage conservation be used to combat climate change?
- How can the neglect to rural heritage caused by forces such as the allure of urban life, modernization, and cultural discrimination be mediated? What are some solutions?

June 19th, 12:30-1:15 PM
Knowledge Synthesis for Environmental Sampling of Leptospira spp
Sarah Martone, Master of Public Health student.

June 12th, 12:30-1:00 PM
What is One Health?
Jane Parmley, Associate Professor in One Health in the Department of Population Medicine
Please read: Public health guide to field developments linking ecosystems, environments and health in the Anthropocene
Buse, Chris G; Oestreicher, Jordan Sky; Ellis, Neville R; Patrick, Rebecca; Brisbois, Ben; et al.Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; London Vol. 72, Iss. 5, (May 2018): 420. DOI:10.1136/jech-2017-210082
Full text available through U of G library and attached to calendar invitation for registered participants
As you are reading the paper, think about the questions below. Come prepared to discuss!
- How does One Health fit in with other holistic approaches to health? What are the similarities? What are the differences?
- Did this article help you to understand One Health? Why or why not
- What did you learn from reading this article?
- What new questions do you have about One Health or any of the other field developments described?