Working at the interface of people, animals and ecosystems for 30 years
“Health promotion in a One Health world, it is about empowering people, organizations, and governments to make decisions that promote reciprocal care of ourselves, animals and ecosystems. Health promotion and harm reduction help people make choices and changes that increase their capacity to manage the complex of factors that influences health outcomes and creates healthier environments.
— from Animals. Health and Society: Health Promotion and Harm Reduction in a One Health world. C. Stephen ed. CRC Press.
One Health and EcoHealth Consultant
Strategic planning, training, research and policy development
Areas of specialty
Capacity Development
Building human capacity through leadership development.
Training practitioners and researchers.
Developing institutional strategies to realize the benefits of cross and inter-sectoral health research and practice
Linking healthy environments with community well-being
Supporting proactive programs to face 21st Century challenges.
Innovating and adapting research, policy and practice from health promotion and population health into the animal health and conservation sectors.
Protecting the foundations of health for all species
Helping government agencies and other organizations expand their continuum of care for fish and wildlife health to address the extinction crisis and protect our biological heritage and the values it brings
Preparing for the unexpected
Supporting actions and innovative policies and programs to be better prepared for the unexpected.
Developing socio-ecologically based health intelligence, harm reduction and health protection at the nexus of people, animals and their shared environments