CivicLAB event: Dr Michael Sweet: One World – One Health - Part of Derby Book Festival: Autumn Edition

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One World – One Health is a developing concept which aims to incorporate linkages between the environment and human society into wildlife and human health care. Past work in this field has concentrated on aspects of disease, particularly emerging ‘zoonoses’, and focused on terrestrial systems. Here, we suggest that marine environments are crucial, although overlooked, components of the ‘One World – One Health’ framework, and that coral reefs are actually at the epitome of its underlying philosophy. Our understanding of the many links between eco-systems will ultimately support the development of measures for improving the health of both humans and the environment.

CivicLAB is based at the University of Derby. The city is a UNESCO City of Life Long Learning and home to World Heritage Sites. CivicLAB has been designed to support academics, creative & cultural industry professionals, freelance creatives and the public to share their insights on research and practice through a place-based approach to knowledge generation.

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