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approaches to address them. Why do you think the One Health approach is critical in today’s world? A One Health approach is genuinely essential in today’s world. Take, for example, the statistic that about 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic. To prevent the next pandemic (or manage it when it arrives), it will take collaborative efforts from professionals in human healthcare, veterinary medicine, public health practice, environmental science, research, epidemiology, and more, all working
train veterinarians is one more way in which the CVM is looking to the needs of today and the future, preparing veterinarians to be an integral part of how we improve human, animal, and environmental health. In your own words, what does One Health mean to you? One Health is the idea that human, animal, and environmental health are deeply interconnected. One Health problems require recognizing this interconnectedness and developing integrated and collaborative
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