TY - JOUR
T1 - Can One Health Policy Help Us Expand an Ethics of Interconnection and Interdependence?
AU - Meagher, Karen M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/2/1
Y1 - 2024/2/1
N2 - One Health-a holistic approach to health that brings the moral status of animals and environments into consideration-is understood as a “professional imperative, ” a value-laden obligation that flows from the scope and objectives of professional roles. In this article, antimicrobial resistance provides a case study to demonstrate the fruitfulness of public health and bioethics collaborations by applying One Health key concepts of interconnection and interdependence. Moving toward an ethics of One Health requires a more nuanced analysis of ecological relationships, including humans' connections to other species as hosts, vectors, domestic companions, meat-eaters' food, and farmers' livelihood.
AB - One Health-a holistic approach to health that brings the moral status of animals and environments into consideration-is understood as a “professional imperative, ” a value-laden obligation that flows from the scope and objectives of professional roles. In this article, antimicrobial resistance provides a case study to demonstrate the fruitfulness of public health and bioethics collaborations by applying One Health key concepts of interconnection and interdependence. Moving toward an ethics of One Health requires a more nuanced analysis of ecological relationships, including humans' connections to other species as hosts, vectors, domestic companions, meat-eaters' food, and farmers' livelihood.
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U2 - 10.1001/amajethics.2024.162
DO - 10.1001/amajethics.2024.162
M3 - Article
C2 - 38306206
AN - SCOPUS:85183821460
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 26
SP - 162
EP - 170
JO - AMA journal of ethics
JF - AMA journal of ethics
IS - 2
ER -