One Health: Beyond Medicine

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts associated with the One Health approach as discussed in Dr. Francisco Olea Popelka's lecture.

One Health (OH)

A collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach to achieve optimal health outcomes that recognizes the interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

Interdependence

The mutual reliance between people, animals, and environmental health within the One Health framework.

Zoonotic diseases

Infectious diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans.

Transdisciplinary

An approach that integrates knowledge and methods from different disciplines to address complex health issues.

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

A field focused on preventing diseases in animals through comprehensive health strategies.

Comparative medicine

A branch of medicine that studies the similarities and differences in diseases between humans and animals.

Ecosystem health

The health of biological communities and their interactions with the environment, which is a key component of One Health.

Farm to Fork approach

A food supply chain perspective that considers health impacts from agricultural practices to consumer consumption.

Public Health

The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of populations through various means.

Health economics

The study of how healthcare resources are allocated and the economic aspects affecting health services.