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      The need for one health degree programs

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      Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
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          This commentary offers suggestions for improving public health and public health education by emphasizing One Health principles, the integrating of human, veterinary, and environmental sciences. One Health is increasingly recognized as a powerful approach to the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, increasing food productivity and safety, improving biosecurity, and enhancing many areas of biomedical research.

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          During the 20th century, the health and life expectancy of persons residing in the United States improved dramatically. Since 1900, the average lifespan of persons in the United States has lengthened by >30 years; 25 years of this gain are attributable to advances in public health. To highlight these advances, MMWR will profile 10 public health achievements (see box) in a series of reports published through December 1999.
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              Confronting zoonoses through closer collaboration between medicine and veterinary medicine (as 'one medicine').

              In the 19th century, the concept of 'one medicine' was embraced by leaders in the medical and veterinary medical communities. In the 20th century, collaborative efforts between medicine and veterinary medicine diminished considerably. While there have been some notable exceptions, such as Calvin W. Schwabe's proposal for unifying human and veterinary medicine and joint efforts by the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization to control zoonotic diseases, 'one medicine' has languished in the modern milieu of clinical care, public health, and biomedical research. Risks of zoonotic disease transmission are rarely discussed in clinical care which is of particular concern if humans and/or animals are immunosuppressed. Physicians and veterinarians should advise their patients and pet-owning clients that some animals should not be pets. The risk of zoonotic disease acquisition can be considerable in the occupational setting. Collaborative efforts in biomedical research could do much to improve human and animal health. As the threat of zoonotic diseases continues to increase in the 21st century, medicine and veterinary medicine must revive 'one medicine' in order to adequately address these challenges. 'One medicine' revival strategies must involve medical and veterinary medical education, clinical care, public health and biomedical research.
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                Journal
                Infect Ecol Epidemiol
                Infect Ecol Epidemiol
                IEE
                Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
                Co-Action Publishing
                2000-8686
                14 July 2011
                2011
                : 1
                : 10.3402/iee.v1i0.7919
                Affiliations
                Program on Science and Global Security, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
                Author notes
                [* ] Laura H. Kahn, Program on Science and Global Security, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 221 Nassau Street, 2nd Floor, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, USA. Tel: +609 258 6763, Fax: +609 258 3661. Email: lkahn@ 123456Princeton.EDU
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                IEE-1-7919
                10.3402/iee.v1i0.7919
                3426340
                22957121
                321bb013-c174-4ffe-a71e-9d3c03f84fa3
                © 2011 Laura H. Kahn

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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