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A program initiated by WHO in 2004, Design and implement programs,
One health
specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
World Health Organization
specialized agency of the United Nations leading international efforts to defeat hunger.
food and agriculture organization
The primary objective of WOAH is to control epizootic diseases and prevent their spread.
World organization for animal health
leading global authority on the environment. It unites 193 Member States in an effort to find solutions to climate change,
The United Nations Environment programme
animal diseases or infections shared to humans.
Zoonotic diseases
state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Health
describes a situation in which people are free to choose to do and be what they value
Well-being
Holistic integration of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being
Fuels the body, engages the mind, and nurtures the spirit
wellness
wellness risks which are usually expressed as probabilities and chances
Health Hazards
harmful chemicals in air, water, soil, food, and human-made products
(heavy metals)
chemical hazards
fire, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
Natural hazards
societal norms and beliefs
female genitilia removal in africa, child marriage
Cultural hazards
such as smoking, making poor food choices, drinking too much alcohol, and having unsafe sex.
Lifestyle choices
from more than 1,400 pathogens that can infect humans
Biological hazard
biological agent that can cause disease in another organism
Pathogen
easier to cure than virus.
Bacteria
diseases or infections that are naturally transmissible from animals to humans (WHO, 2020)
zoonoses
living organisms that can carry diseases
vectors
single-cell organisms that are found everywhere. Most are harmless or beneficial.
Bacteria
smaller than bacteria and work by invading a cell and taking over its genetic machinery to copy themselves.
Viruses
infectious bacterial or viral disease that can be transmitted from one person
Transmissible
Other term for transmissible
Communicable
Other term for non transmissible
Chronic diseases
caused by an agent/event other than a living organism and does not spread from one person to another. “noncommunicable”
Non transmissible
person’s eyes and skin becomes yellow
Yellow fever
vibrio cholerae, usually seen in tropical countries
Cholera
spreads easily from person to person mainly through droplets produced by coughing or sneezing.
Pertussis
all
Biosphere
area with a distinct climate and vegetation
biome
different species in one area
Community
same species in one area
Population
Biodiversity index
Used as a measure of the health of biological systems
total population of the organism
Richness
relative population (by species)
eveness
Different genes and combination of genes in species
Focuses on the number of species in one organism
Genetic diversity
Provide
Direct products that came from nature
Ex. Water treated, preserved food, medicine, timber
Provisioning
Control
Regulating
Symbolism, non material
Ex. Chocolate hills, banawe rice terraces
Cultural
and
aesthetics
Fundamental, maintenance, more on processes that can support the ecosystem
Supporting
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