House Natural Resources Committee Livestreamed Roundtables This Week!

The House Natural Resources Committee is hosting two livestreamed events this week:

  • On Monday, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, will lead a roundtable on how coronavirus has impacted fisheries around the country. Tune in to Coronavirus Impacts on American Fisheries and the Seafood Supply at 1PM EDT on Monday, May 18.
  • On Tuesday, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will lead a roundtable discussion on limiting the spread of wildlife-borne diseases to humans. Speakers will discuss how the House’s newly passed Heroes Act improves research and testing for diseases at risk of being passed to humans and how federal agencies can protect the public from animal-to-human disease transmission. Tune in to Crossing the Species Barrier: The Growing Threat of Wildlife Disease to Human Health and What We Can Do About It at 1PM EDT on Tuesday, May 19.

Click here for speaker information, as well as the Facebook and YouTube streaming links.

CDC Zoonoses & One Health Updates Calls… CE Available!

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 

Zoonoses & One Health Updates (ZOHU) Calls are one-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. Free Continuing Education (CE) credit is available for live calls and recordings.

The next call is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 2-3pm (EDT). Click here for details on how to join the call.