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From the Guidelines: The One Health system roadmap
A One Health approach to veterinary case management is warranted in certain situations. Do you know which ones? Use this handy flow chart from the 2025 AAHA One Health Guidelines to decide if a One Health approach is needed.
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The One Health System Roadmap (below, Figure 4.1) from the 2025 AAHA One Health Guidelines is a decision tree outlining the steps for communication and coordination among veterinary and human medical professionals within a One Health system.
To illustrate the practical uses of the One Health System Roadmap, the guidelines provide common scenarios that may be seen in practice (e.g., zoonoses, disabilities, intimate partner violence) using the following questions:
- Is a One Health approach required for this case? Is outreach needed to a human health care provider, public health professional, or social worker?
- Who should be contacted and when? Is the situation urgent or emergent?
- How should contact be made?
- How should One Health outreach be documented?
- What follow-up is needed?
AAHA’s veterinary practice guidelines offer the latest clinical and nonclinical guidance on a wide range of topics. From the Guidelines presents bite-sized nuggets of wisdom from these guidelines for the practice team to consider.
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