Week 7; Lecture 1

Question 1

what is one health

Answer 1

the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain sustainable optimal health for the ecosystems

Question 2

what is meant by ecosystem

Answer 2

a biological community of living organisms (humans, animals, plants, and microbes) and their physical environment interacting as a system

Question 3

why is one health important

Answer 3

increasing global population
impact on environment
ability to feed population
globally, people moving from a rural to urban centers
climate change
global zoonotic disease
human-animal bond

Question 4

how many people in texas out of the 26 million are rural

Answer 4

3 million

Question 5

how many zoonotic disease cases occur every year

Answer 5

2.4 billion cases per year

Question 6

how many deaths are related to zoonotic diseases

Answer 6

2.2 million deaths per year

Question 7

how many people are affected with foodborne disease

Answer 7

1 billion are affected with more than 1 million deaths

Question 8

what percentage of zoonotic diseases are food borne

Answer 8

70%

Question 9

human-animal bond benefically impacts the health of

Answer 9

people and animals (physical, mental, and social well-being)

Question 10

what is the one health grand challenge

Answer 10

human health, animal health, and the connections between health and natural and man-made environments