One Health Institute Faculty Pilot Project Archive

Since 2015, the CSU One Health Institute has funded pilot projects focusing on research topics that span and work to improve human, animal, and environmental health. By bringing together transdisciplinary teams, OHI works to solve complex problems through research, training, outreach, and advocacy. 

2024 Pilot Projects

CSU’s One Health Institute funded two faculty One Health pilot projects in 2024 to address One Health issues in a community-based project. 

The faculty pilot projects for 2024 focused on addressing an infectious disease or health issue that affects the health of people, animals and the environment in a community-based project. 

The two funded interdisciplinary research teams worked to implement the One Health approach to better understand and develop solution-oriented approaches aimed at mitigating, managing, and preparing communities to respond to health and infectious disease threats. 

The impacts of climate variability have far-reaching impacts on public health, animal well-being, and the environment. These challenges are intensifying and causing unprecedented disruptions.

To tackle the scale of a variable climate, Colorado State University’s One Health Institute initiated five pilot projects themed “Climate Variability and One Health” in the Fall 2021. Supported by CSU OHI, the School of Global Environmental Sustainability, and the Office of the Vice President for Research, these projects embraced a One Health approach to address global challenges posed by climate variability. This approach recognizes the interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health. Collaborative interdisciplinary teams were formed to strategize and prepare for the expected repercussions of climate variability.

Four Colorado State University research teams received grants through the One Health Research and Development program, a campus-wide funding opportunity that aims to create collaborations between human, animal and environmental health research. 

FY19 One Health Awards provided pilot funding for four interdisciplinary research teams to explore One Health approaches. 

In 2014, the One Health Initiative at Colorado State University provided grant funding to seven projects, with the goal to make innovation in health real and sustainable through the institutionalization of community-engaged transdisciplinary action research. 

These projects represented interests of all eight colleges at CSU, and teams are required to use systems thinking approaches to promote intersections and interfaces across disciplines. Research teams were formed with individuals from diverse backgrounds, representing CSU faculty, government agencies, non-profits, and community members. Topics range from anti-microbial resistance to food systems to the reintroduction of bison onto the Colorado plains, and funding allotments range from $15,000-$100,000.