This year, we’re celebrating One Health Day on October 30 with a look into the “frightening and fantastic” world of fungi! Join us at the UT Student Union to learn about the complex interactions of fungi in human, animal, plant, and environment health. You’ll also learn about the mushrooms of Appalachia and the critical roles fungi play in culinary arts. Fungi-forward refreshments will be provided, and Halloween costumes are encouraged!

Guardian Watch Worldwide (GWW) is a free, open-access One Health surveillance platform run by One Health Analytics. Every day it gathers official animal, human and environmental disease reports from public sources worldwide and publishes a concise brief that links animal outbreaks to human health risks. By putting veterinary and public health signals side by side, GWW shows why One Health matters: many outbreaks are seen in animals before people. On One Health Day, GWW invites veterinarians, public health workers and students to read the brief and subscribe, free of charge.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) One Health Office updated its One Health Day communications toolkit to help multisectoral partners share what One Health looks like in their work. The toolkit includes ready-to-use messages, reflection prompts, customizable social media templates, and graphics to help partners highlight One Health in practice, recognize the collaboration and connections behind their work, and share what that collaboration helps them accomplish. Explore the toolkit and adapt the resources for your audiences, partnerships, and One Health work.