The new concept of health is the cooperation between humans and nature

By Erik Solheim

Abstract: In 2022, life expectancy in China surpassed that in the United States, and China’s health level has made great progress. Humans are dying from different causes than they have been in the past, which means new problems are on the horizon. It is clear that we need a new concept of health. The ancient concept of health is the victory of human beings over nature, and the new concept of health is the cooperation between humans and nature, by combining nature and health, human beings and the whole planet together. In this era, we should keep in mind that the whole world should work together to build bridges not barriers, and we should combine the need to be kind to nature with the need to be kind to ourselves and our health. Let us have this unified “One Planet, One Nature, One health” to move forward into the future. This is the concept of “One Health”.

Key words: One Health, concept, cooperation

Erik Solheim. The new concept of health is the cooperation between humans and nature. BioGreen - Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development. Vol. 10, July 2023. Total Issues 43. ISSN2749-9065

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