One Health | CDC

One Health | CDC

One Health recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment. The goal of One Health is to encourage the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines-working locally, nationally, and globally-to achieve the best health for people, animals, and our environment.

A One Health approach is important because 6 out of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals.

• 6 of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic diseases—diseases that are spread between animals and people.
• The One Health approach recognizes that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and the environment.
• Physicians, veterinarians, ecologists, and other health professionals can use CDC resources to raise awareness about the One Health approach to protect people from infectious diseases domestically and globally.

Outbreaks

• Shell Eggs – Salmonella Oranienburg
• Elizabethkingia anophelis in the Midwest
• Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Raw Milk Produced by Miller’s Organic Farm in Pennsylvania
• Small turtles – Salmonella Sandiego and Salmonella Poona
• Outbreaks Affecting International Travelers