One Health

Purdue One health

Purdue’s College of Agriculture advances the One Health Initiative through pioneering research, technological advancements and expansive collaboration. Working across disciplines, researchers tackle challenges to ensure healthier, sustainable and resilient ecosystems, communities and agriculture systems.
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Food for Health

Food scientists are focused on the prevention, detection and response to foodborne diseases across the food supply chain to ensure the health of consumers and how fiber, starches and fats impact human health.

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pfas | forever chemicals

Researchers are studying and measuring the impacts of these persistent chemicals on human and animal health while also identifying alternative sources for manufacturing.

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bed bugs

medical entomology & ai

Entomologists and engineers are using AI to monitor, control and prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches, bed bugs and other vectors such as malaria, West Nile and Lyme disease.

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digital forestry

Measuring, monitoring and managing the health of urban and rural forests with remote sensing, drones and AI tools to help mitigate threats like wildfire, disease and disturbance.

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This research is a part of Purdue’s presidential One Health initiative that involves research at the intersection of human, animal and plant health and well-being.

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