One health for people, Pets, & partnerstm
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About One Health for People, Pets, & Partners™
One Health for People, Pets, and Partners is the Foundation's signature theme because it is the inspiration that unites and engages individuals, communities, organizations, disciplines and sectors in order to co-create (re-imagine) our collective desired future for Animal-Assisted Services (AAS) across Canada. Health in this context includes the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of people of all ages and the welfare of pets and other animals in service. |
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A Global Movement
The One Health Initiative is a worldwide movement for advancing healthcare in the 21st century and a strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of healthcare for humans, animals and the environment. Centre for Disease Control Prevention Health is More Than the Absence of Disease The World Health Organization's constitution states: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." |
The Human-Animal Bond and Human-Animal Interactions - An Evolving Discipline
“Anthrozoology is the study of human-animal interaction ("animal" referring to all non-human animals), also described as the science focusing on all aspects of the human-animal bond and a bridge between the natural and social sciences. Anthrozoology is a modern interdisciplinary and burgeoning field that overlaps with a number of other disciplines, including anthropology, ethology, medicine, psychology, veterinary medicine and zoology. A major focus of anthrozoologic research is the quantifying of the positive effects of human-animal relationships on either party and the study of the reality of their interactions.” (Source Wikipedia)
“Anthrozoology is the study of human-animal interaction ("animal" referring to all non-human animals), also described as the science focusing on all aspects of the human-animal bond and a bridge between the natural and social sciences. Anthrozoology is a modern interdisciplinary and burgeoning field that overlaps with a number of other disciplines, including anthropology, ethology, medicine, psychology, veterinary medicine and zoology. A major focus of anthrozoologic research is the quantifying of the positive effects of human-animal relationships on either party and the study of the reality of their interactions.” (Source Wikipedia)
