One Health
Veterinary, Ethical, and Environmental Perspectives
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:3rd Mar '25
£44.99
This title is due to be published on 3rd March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This collection of reflective, critical, philosophical, and practical chapters represents the author’s 60 years as a veterinarian, ethologist, and bioethicist. The rising incidence of zoonotic diseases from farmed animals and wildlife in the expanding human population, and so-called reverse zoonoses where humans are infecting other species, are existential concerns. These concerns are linked with anthropogenic climate change and our impact on ecosystems which threaten biodiversity and the health and future of Homo sapiens and many other species.
These interconnected issues are examined in this book, broadening the scope and agenda of what is currently more narrowly practiced as preventive medicine. The author calls for greater emphasis on holistic preventive healthcare maintenance in response to the escalating costs of human and companion animal health problems, the welfare of factory farmed animals, and endangered status of many wild species.
Our species now faces a complex existential crisis that must be addressed in an interdisciplinary way, because there are multiple contributing factors; factors that call for the insights of science and bioethics. Fearlessly tackling contentious issues and 'wicked problems', Dr Michael Fox offers an integrated perspective of what One Health looks like on the ground.
"In this new, distinctive book, Michael Fox is covering One Health in an entirely comprehensive, easy-to-understand form. He is one of the most, if not the most, qualified person in the world to author a book on this collection of topics. One Health, an integrated, environmentally sound method for preserving health, is transforming the way the world is approaching healthcare on all levels and for all living species: humans, animals, plants and beyond. I am thrilled, as I know readers will be very pleased, that the author has made this major effort to write this tome, possibly his last. His writing style is outstanding and his topics riveting, making it difficult to put down! I believe this book will become a gamechanger to better understand how healthcare needs to evolve to assure a healthy planet for future generations."
Craig Carter, Professor & Director Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, Departments of Veterinary Science and College of Public Health, USA
"Dr. Michael Fox clearly and succinctly lays out the solution to the most critical problems facing humanity, the planet, and the animals with whom we share it. At a time when reasons for optimism are rapidly disappearing, this empowering book restores the possibility of change."
Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine
President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC
ISBN: 9781032942599
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192 pages