Zooeyia is a lesser known One Health term referring to the positive benefits for human health from interacting with animals. Speaker: Dr. Colleen Dell of the One Health & Wellness office at U Saskatchewan, Canada whose expertise stems from extensive experience working alongside therapy dogs, service animals and her own beloved pets. Participants learned about research & practice of the PAWSitve Connections Lab that Dr. Dell leads. The discussion introduced the concept of Zooeyia, understanding the environment from a social, built and ecological standpoint, and the role of animal welfare. Dr. Dell is Chairing a newly forming OHSS working group on One Health and the Human-Animal Bond. Anyone interested in participating please contact ohss@onehealthcommission.org. Recording is this webinar is available on the OHSS YouTube Channel.
