Teaching “One Medicine, One Health”

The baffling multitude of disease models for the study of human disease – how can the scientist navigate the huge amount of data and receive guidance?

“…Veterinary scientists, among others, can take on this role as leaders, collaborators or partners. Consistent with this emphasis on using animal models in biomedical research is the 'one medicine/one health' concept supported by both the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA); this concept makes it clear that scientists, physicians and veterinarians, and policy makers are combining their efforts towards a better understanding of disease control and prevention (Enserink, 2007;Kahn et al, 2008). Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams of research scientists are breaking new ground in combining their skills, knowledge and expertise to engage in partnerships that take full advantage of existing resources.…”

Regulation of lipid deposition in farm animals: Parallels between agriculture and human physiology

“…22,23 Never before has the sustainability of human and animal health, food production and safety and environmental stewardship necessitated a multidisciplinary view of the systems affected with solutions having a balanced impact on humans, animals and the environment such that when enacted potential solutions to threats do not benefit one element to a significant detriment of the others. 2 Better understanding factors regulating energy balance, satiety and adipose tissue development would address the need to manipulate body composition in humans and livestock. Such advances would simultaneously improve production efficiency, allow animal products that are both healthier and more enjoyable to consume, and improve the health of humans through insights that might be applied to human obesity.…”

“…However, the One Health concept, borne out of an acknowledgement that human, animal (both domestic and wild) and environmental health is inextricably linked, suggests that much can be learned by a greater exchange of ideas across the relevant literature of these fields. 1,2 For instance, the shift from traditional production systems toward intensive animal agriculture has facilitated impressive increases in production efficiency, improvements in animal health, enhanced food safety, and a decrease in the carbon footprint of animal production, all driven by basic research aimed at better understanding the genetic, nutritional and endocrine regulation of mammalian physiology. 3,4 Concomitant with this transformation, there has been a growing interest in the utility of developing novel large animal models for biomedical research.…”

One Health Approach: Veterinary Perspectives in Global and Indian Context

“…After a month, AVMA presided over by Roger Mahr set a task force to charge the impulse gaining 'One health' concept to offer better health services to both animals and humans (Kahn et al, 2008).…”