Operationalizing One Health: Tools and Implementation

Arleigh Reynolds serves as Director of the Center for One Health Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he has established himself as a world-renowned expert in sled dog nutrition and exercise physiology. After earning his DVM and PhD from Cornell University, he has built an extraordinary career combining veterinary medicine with championship-level dog mushing. His groundbreaking research in sled dog nutrition revolutionized understanding of performance dog dietary needs, particularly demonstrating the importance of high-protein diets for dogs undergoing rigorous training. As a three-time world champion sled dog racer, he brings unique practical insights to his academic work, which spans clinical nutrition, exercise physiology, and metabolic diseases in domestic animals. Through his leadership of UAF's One Health initiative, he champions interdisciplinary approaches to addressing complex health challenges in the circumpolar North, focusing on the interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health. Recently appointed as Executive Director of the Sitka Sound Science Center, he continues to advance community-based participatory research while maintaining his commitment to improving health outcomes in rural Alaska through culturally sensitive, integrative approaches that incorporate traditional knowledge.