Title: Define One Health.
Course: Biotechnology Foundations in Health and Medical Sciences (14252) > Section: Examining the Role of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in Medicine

Definition should include the concept that One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach—working at the local, regional, national, and global levels—with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes, recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. CDC’s One Health Office leads the agency’s efforts in the United States and abroad.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do antibiotics in animal feed affect human health?
- What is antibiotic resistance, and how does it come about? What are its implications?

Teacher Resources:

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) One Health (https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/index.html)
- GenBank, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/)