Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic; Policy Recommendations, and Report

• Main Author: Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)
• Other Authors: Arctic Council Secretariat
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2017
• Subjects: Policy recommendations; Project report; SAO meeting; SDWG; Arctic; Climate change
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1995

One Health is a theoretical concept and practical approach for developing and sustaining broad interdisciplinary collaboration - to identify, prevent, and mitigate health risks in humans, animals and the environment. Recognizing that ecosystem linkages and interdependencies necessitate a holistic approach to health issues is a core tenet of One Health. One Health is a particularly well-matched tool to advance the understanding of health threats from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change in the Arctic. As a multidisciplinary approach, One Health strengthens coordination between and among a wide range of scientific disciplines and stakeholders.