College of Health Professions Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki ’15 presented Sept. 26 at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Conference in Novi on the topic of “Climate Change Requires One Water and One Health Strategies to Insure Safe Water: Making the Future Stronger with Water System Resiliency.”

Climate change will create conditions that require changes to the Safe Water Act of 1974. Public Health will become more influential in the regulation and availability of drinking water worldwide. This session explored how utilizing One Water and One Health strategies communities can provide safe, affordable drinking water in response to future ongoing environmental threats.