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. 2021 Sep 14:9:687110.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.687110. eCollection 2021.

From the Approach to the Concept: One Health in Latin America-Experiences and Perspectives in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

Christina Pettan-Brewer  1   2 , Andreza Francisco Martins  3 , Daniel Paiva Barros de Abreu  4 , Ana Pérola Drulla Brandão  5 , David Soeiro Barbosa  6 , Daniela P Figueroa  7 , Natalia Cediel  8 , Laura H Kahn  9 , Daniel Friguglietti Brandespim  10 , Juan Carlos Carrascal Velásquez  11 , Adolorata Aparecida Bianco Carvalho  12 , Angela Maria Magosso Takayanagui  13 , Juliana Arena Galhardo  14 , Luiz Flávio Arreguy Maia-Filho  15 , Cláudia Turra Pimpão  16 , Creuza Rachel Vicente  17 , Alexander Welker Biondo  18   19
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From the Approach to the Concept: One Health in Latin America-Experiences and Perspectives in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

Christina Pettan-Brewer et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: ecohealth; indigenous population; latin america; one health; planetary health; salud unica; saúde única; une seule santé.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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One Health history and development in the last decades in Brazil.
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One Health history and development in the last decades in Chile.
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One Health history and development in the last decades in Colombia.
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The objectives and goals of One Health Latin America, Iberia, and Caribbean Network.
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