Steffens Travis S, Finnis Elizabeth
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Planet Madagascar, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
One Health. 2022 May 2;14:100393. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100393. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Anthropologists develop long-term engagements with communities, animals, and the ecosystems they all share. This approach can provide important context that is necessary for One Health research, which may otherwise overlook the perspectives and lived experiences of community members. This paper presents two case studies that illustrate the importance of leveraging long-term, holistic, engagements with communities in moving the One Health concept forward. The first illustrates the complexity of understanding the health of people and animals within the context of environmental change in South India. The second provides insights into how the conservation of endangered species requires considering the entanglements of people, domestic animals, and the landscapes they share with wildlife in Madagascar. We demonstrate the value of integrating anthropological perspectives within interdisciplinary One Health research and interventions to better understand the complexity of systems.
人类学家与社区、动物以及他们共同共享的生态系统建立长期联系。这种方法可以提供“同一健康”研究所需的重要背景信息，否则可能会忽视社区成员的观点和生活经历。本文介绍了两个案例研究，阐明了利用与社区的长期、整体联系来推动“同一健康”概念的重要性。第一个案例说明了在印度南部环境变化背景下理解人类和动物健康的复杂性。第二个案例深入探讨了濒危物种保护如何需要考虑马达加斯加人民、家畜以及他们与野生动物共享的景观之间的纠葛。我们展示了将人类学观点纳入跨学科“同一健康”研究和干预措施以更好理解系统复杂性的价值。
