One Health Club

One Health is “an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.” This holistic approach to medicine is essential for the health of all living beings and the survival of our planet. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, consider joining the One Health Club! Each lunch lecture covers a unique topic, introducing you to new, fascinating areas you may not have encountered before. Plus, dues are optional, so you can join for free! We also organize an annual One Health Trip to Spokane, where we collaborate with WSU’s nursing program.

Dr. Jessica Bell, center, a veterinarian from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, holds Sharon, a pug-chihuahua mix dog, as Toniley Bates, left, a fourth-year veterinary student, administers a vaccination while Sharon’s owner, Serena Simmons, looks on during the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, on the Washington State University campus in Spokane. The clinic, which is a partnership between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the WSU College of Nursing, offers free human and animal health care services to low-income or people experiencing homelessness.

Want to learn more? Contact one of the DVM student ambassadors in One Health club!

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For at least seven years, the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic in Spokane has offered free health care services to low-income people or people experiencing homelessness and their pets. WSU veterinary and nursing students work together in the clinic under the direction of faculty members to provide routine vaccinations, immunizations, health screenings, and simple treatments to people and pets, all at no cost.

Learn more about the Healthy People + Healthy Pets program

DVM and nursing students prepare a table of supplies at the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic.
The Healthy People + Healthy Pets program, which is a partnership between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the WSU College of Nursing, offers free human and animal health care services to low-income or people experiencing homelessness.
A DVM student prepares to examine a dog.
Chloe Hoover, right, a fourth-year student in Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, examines Rambo, a Great Pyrenees mix dog, as Sampson, Rambo’s owner, left, looks on during the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic.
Dr. Jessica Bell, center, a veterinarian from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, holds Sharon, a pug-chihuahua mix dog, as Toniley Bates, left, a fourth-year veterinary student, administers a vaccination while Sharon’s owner, Serena Simmons, looks on during the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, on the Washington State University campus in Spokane. The clinic, which is a partnership between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the WSU College of Nursing, offers free human and animal health care services to low-income or people experiencing homelessness.
Dr. Jessica Bell, center, a veterinarian from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, holds Sharon, a pug-chihuahua mix dog, as Toniley Bates, left, a fourth-year veterinary student, administers a vaccination while Sharon’s owner, Serena Simmons, looks on during the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, on the Washington State University campus in Spokane. The clinic, which is a partnership between WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the WSU College of Nursing, offers free human and animal health care services to low-income or people experiencing homelessness. (College of Veterinary Medicine/Ted S. Warren)
A client holds a small dog at the intake people for the Healthy Pets clinic.
A client of the Healthy People + Healthy Pets clinic finishes their appointment.
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