So, what exactly is One Health?

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To commemorate World Health Day, Deborah Thomson sat down with dvm360® to define the One Health concept and approach.

During a dvm360® interview at the 2021 Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference (ACVC), veterinarian Deborah Thomson, DVM, discussed how One Health can be explained in 2 different ways: One Health concept and One Health approach.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript:

Deborah Thomson, DVM: The One Health approach is teamwork between people of different backgrounds, strengths, [and] disciplines. We come together and we prevent and solve complicated health problems.

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