Environment, Climate Change, and Maternal and Child Health from a One Health Perspective
Keywords:
environment; climate change; One Health; microbiota; antimicrobial resistance.Abstract
Introduction: The world we inhabit stands on the brink of ecological collapse and a socio-environmental crisis, a situation from which health systems are by no means exempt. Problems such as soil degradation, adverse effects on forest cover, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, ecosystem deterioration, and shortages and difficulties regarding the management, availability, and quality of water, in addition to the impacts of climate change, result in a deterioration of sanitary and hygienic conditions within human settlements.
Objective: To demonstrate the importance of the holistic and transdisciplinary vision inherent in the One Health approach for the prevention of maternal and child health issues.
Methods: A qualitative methodology was employed, using the historical-logical method. At the empirical level, we conducted a documentary review of literature published within the last five years, in both English and Spanish, accessed via the search engines Hinari, Lilacs, and PubMed.
Analysis and synthesis of the information: Intestinal dysbiosis, arising from the interaction between humans and the environment, acts as a predisposing factor for antimicrobial resistance, immuno-allergic phenomena, diabetes, autism, and other chronic and communicable diseases that are preventable.
Conclusions: One Health is an integrated and unifying approach aimed at sustainably balancing and optimizing the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.
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