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The meaning of Animal Health
As we have explored in a previous post what we mean when we talk about human health, we are today reflecting on animal health. When we hear the term animal health, most of us picture a sick animal being treated by a veterinarian. An injured horse, a cow with an infection or a pet being…
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Reflections on Population, Ecosystems, and Responsibility
Is our planet “overpopulated”? What does this mean for future generations?I have recently being reflecting about this topic. Human population growth is often presented as an inevitable crisis — a simple cause of environmental degradation, a fact, almost a sentence. But when we look closer, the reality is far more complex as it’s framed. The…
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What is Health?
In this first post, I’d like us to pause and reflect on how we understand health and what we mean when we talk about human health. For a long time, health was understood in a simple, straightforward way.To be healthy meant to be free from disease, injury, or illness. If nothing hurt, you were considered…