Part 6: One Health and tick-borne diseases
One Health
A university is suggesting that the local government take a One Health approach to solving complex local problems, such as an increase in tick-borne diseases. A One Health approach uses the idea that complex problems often involve the health of people, animals, and the environment. Therefore, solutions to One Health problems must be designed to protect the health of people, animals, and the environment.
1. Use the information in the text box above to explain what must be involved in a complex problem for it to be considered a One Health problem. You will need to record your response in Digital Lab Notebook (Part 6).
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Digital Lab Notebook to Part 6:
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One Health Solutions
To support adoption of a One Health approach, the university officials want to create a series of One Health digital slides to share with community members. Your team has been hired to create the first slide for this presentation. They want you to use the increase in tick-borne diseases as an example of a One Health problem. The slide you produce should answer the question, “Why is the increase in tick-borne diseases a One Health problem?”
Community members often get most of their information from this first slide – they tend to lose interest once in-depth discussion of the issue begins. Therefore, that first slide needs to give information in a way that people will remember. Using examples and pictures will help people understand and remember what the One Health approach involves.
2. Use the information in the second text box and what you learned about ticks and tick-borne diseases to develop your digital slide.
Your teacher may ask you to present your digital slide!
The Online Resources and template slides in Part 6 of your Digital Lab Notebook may help you organize your digital slide.
Extension Activity
1. Identify your own One Health Problem: Brainstorm ideas using the table provided in your Digital Lab Notebook. Be sure to include issue(s) related to humans, animals, and the environment.
2. Identify your own One Health Solutions: Brainstorm ideas for actions that could be taken to “solve” parts of problem that you described. Be sure to include actions that would improve the health of humans, animals, and the environment.
Use the tables provided in your Digital Lab Notebook to record your responses.
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3. Which One Health solution would be easiest for you to implement? Explain why you chose that solution.
4. Which One Health solution would be easiest for local communities to implement? Explain why you chose that solution.
5. Which One Health solution would have the greatest impact on solving the One Health problem caused by the invasion of ticks? Explain why you chose that solution.
Remember to come back to this page and click Next Page after you enter all of your responses into your Digital Lab Notebook.