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Health and Wellbeing
Human health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Plant Health
The physical health of plants for food production, including the presence, risk and control of diseases. [AGROVOC]
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One Health Defined: A New Way to Think about Wellbeing
Amely Bauer andLindsay Campbell
“One Health” is a way of conceptualizing wellbeing that recognizes the interconnection and co-dependence of human, animal, plant, and environmental health and focuses on collaborating across scientific fields to improve health across all components of the ecosystem. One Health was formalized in the early 2000s after the first cases of severe acute respiratory disease (SARS) and the rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) drew international attention and concern about how pathogens can move and spread across the human, animal, and environmental interface. SARS and H5N1 highlighted the need for collaborative efforts to address diseases in an increasingly connected world. One Health is now used broadly to address health challenges across human, animal, and plant systems. This publication provides information about One Health to the public and to researchers and stakeholders in mosquito control and public health professions.