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🌍 One Health: A Shared Responsibility for a Healthier Future 🌱 Human health, animal health, plant health, and the health of our environment are deeply interconnected. Together, they form a single, complex system. 🌿🐾👩⚕️ Policymaking that recognizes these connections can lead to better outcomes for people, animals, ecosystems, and the planet we all share. This integrated approach, known as One Health, is backed by strong scientific evidence. It addresses critical challenges like zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, and environmental sustainability—while also being key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 🚀 What Europe is doing (and can do more of): Policies like the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 and the Zero Pollution Action Plan align with One Health principles. Yet, sectors like food and agriculture need a paradigm shift toward sustainable practices, as outlined in the European Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork Strategy. 🔑 What’s next? 1️⃣ Greater integration across policy areas and strong political leadership. 2️⃣ Enhanced surveillance systems to track threats across species and environments. 3️⃣ Interdisciplinary research into behavior, technology, and cost-effective interventions. 4️⃣ Promoting One Health in education, training, and public awareness. The health of people, animals, and the planet is inseparable. 🌍 By adopting a One Health approach, Europe—and the world—can lead the way toward a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future. 🌱 #OneHealth #Sustainability #PolicyInnovation #HealthForAll