About the One Health Institute at UC Davis

Our mission is to solve complex problems at the interface of animals, people, plants, and the environment impacting health and conservation

The One Health Institute at UC Davis is active all over the world, working at the interface of animals, people, plants and the environment to solve complex problems that impact health and conservation. The Institute grew out of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s deep commitment to the One Health approach.

The One Health Institute is home to many Centers, programs, projects, and initiatives within the School of Veterinary Medicine and beyond. Our scientists and educators are working throughout the UC Davis campus, the UC system, state and federal agencies, and globally to advance the health of animals, people, and the environment.

Our work is global

Addressing threats to people, wildlife, and domestic animals worldwide as climate change, human population growth, and changing land use cause pathogens to emerge and spread.

Our work is comprehensive

Seeking integrated policy interventions which simultaneously and holistically address multiple, interacting causes of poor human health including unsafe and scarce water, lack of sanitation, food insecurity, and infectious diseases.

Our work is transdisciplinary

Agricultural scientists, anthropologists, economists, engineers, epidemiologists, hydrologists, physicians, public health professionals, sociologists, veterinarians, and more working collaboratively to improve the health of all.