One Health
Public Health and Policy
Definition. One Health is an integrated approach that recognises the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and seeks collaboration across these sectors.
Explanation
Zinsstag and colleagues traced the move from one medicine to One Health and systemic approaches (Zinsstag et al., 2011). Antimicrobial resistance is a classic One Health problem requiring policy analysis across sectors (Ahmad et al., 2025).
Related concepts
Planetary health Global health Climate change and health
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References
Ahmad, R., Zhu, N., Jain, R., Joshi, J., Mpundu, M., Gutierrez, P. A., Holmes, A., Weyde, T., & Atun, R. (2025). Systems Policy Analysis for Antimicrobial Resistance Targeted Action (SPAARTA): A Research Protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research, 9 (700). https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22923.2
Zinsstag, J., Schelling, E., Waltner-Toews, D., & Tanner, M. (2011). From “one medicine” to “one health” and systemic approaches to health and well-being. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 101(3–4), 148–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.07.003
Cite this entry: Kurutkan, M. N. (2026). One Health. In The Health Topics glossary. https://healthtopic.org/glossary/one-health/