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From the Approach to the Concept: One Health in Latin America-Experiences and Perspectives in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia
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Pettan-Brewer, Christina
Martins, Andreza Francisco
Abreu, Daniel Paiva Barros de
Brandão, Ana Pérola Drulla
Barbosa, David Soeiro
Figueroa, Daniela P.
Cediel, Natalia
Kahn, Laura H.
Brandespim, Daniel Friguglietti
Velásquez, Juan Carlos Carrascal
Carvalho, Adolorata Aparecida Bianco
Takayanagui, Angela Maria Magosso
Galhardo, Juliana Arena
Maia-Filho, Luiz Flávio Arreguy
Pimpão, Cláudia Turra
Vicente, Creuza Rachel
Biondo, Alexander Welker
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Resumen
Professionals throughout the world have been working to assess the interdisciplinary interaction and interdependence between health and wellbeing in a constantly changing environment. The One Health concept was developed to encourage sustainable collaborative partnerships and to promote optimal health for people, animals, plants, the environment, and the whole planet. The dissemination of scientific discoveries and policies, by working directly with diverse communities, has been one of the main goals for Global One Health. The One Health concept has also been referred or related to as “One Medicine, One Medicine-One Health, One World-One Health, EcoHealth,” and Planetary Health,” depending on each fundamental view and approach. In Latin America, despite the concept still being discussed among health professionals and educators, several One Health initiatives have been used daily for more than decades. One Health action has been applied especially in rural and underserved urban areas where low socioeconomic status, lack of health professionals, and scarcity of medical resources may require professionals to work together. Local communities from diverse social and economic statuses, including indigenous populations have been working with institutions and social organizations for many years, accomplishing results through grassroots movements. These “bottom-up” socio-community approaches have also been tools for the prevention and control of diseases, such practice has preceded the One Health concepts in Latin American countries. It is strongly believed that collaborative, multidisciplinary, political, and economic initiatives with prosocial focus may become investments toward obtaining significant results in the face of global, economic and health challenges; working for a healthier world with inclusivity, equity, and equality. In this study, it is briefly presented how the One Health approach has been initiated and developed in Latin America, highlighting the events and actions taken in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.