One Planet, One Health

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Sydney University Press
Edited by Professor Merrilyn Walton, contributions by Dr Obijiofor Aginam, Associate Professor Robyn Alders AO, Kerry Arabena, Conor Ashleigh, Dr Brigitte Bagnol, Associate Professor Kirsten Black, Yngve Braaten, Sean CP Coogan, Professor Angus Dawson, Dr Chris Degeling, Professor Stanley Fenwick, Professor Gwendolyn L Gilbert, Professor David Guest, Dr Grant Hill-Cawthorne, Lenny Hogerwerf, Professor Martyn Jeggo, Tammi Jonas, Professor Richard Kock, Jess Hall, Anna Laven, John S Mackenzie, Professor Ben Marais, Peter McMahon, Dr Peter Massey, Paul Memmott, Dr Siobhan Mor, Nunung Nuryartono, Professor David Raubenheimer, Dr Darryl Stellmach, Grant Vinning, Dr Robert Wallace, Dr Anke K Wiethoelter
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One Planet, One Health provides a multidisciplinary reflection on the state of our planet, human and animal health, as well as the critical effects of climate change on the environment and on people. Climate change is already affecting many poor communities and traditional aid programs have achieved relatively small gains. Going beyond the narrow disciplinary lens and an exclusive focus on human health, a planetary health approach puts the ecosystem at the centre. The contributors to One Planet, One Health argue that maintaining and restoring ecosystem resilience should be a core priority, carried out in partnership with local communities.

One Planet, One Health offers an integrated approach to improving the health of the planet and its inhabitants. With chapters on ethics, research and governance, as well as case studies of government and international aid-agency responses to illustrate successes and failures, the book aims to help scholars, governments and non-governmental organisations understand the benefits of focusing on the interdependence of human and animal health, food, water security and land care.

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Contributor Bio

Merrilyn Walton is Professor of Medical Education (Patient Safety) Public Health, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, a member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases & Biosecurity, the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, and the Charles Perkins Centre.

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