Strengthening Human Health, Strengthening Animal Health
ONE Health Dog Equity partners with people and communities to build community-driven, sustainable human and animal health programs with limited or non-existent health services.
Free-roaming dog populations often exist in marginalized communities. Dog bites, rabies, and internal and external parasites contribute to unhealthy environments. People are therefore exposed to zoonotic diseases at a higher rate because dogs generally are not vaccinated for rabies or other conditions.
Healthcare inequities for humans exposed to these diseases correlate with preventable human deaths. All are preventable through community-driven healthcare and healthcare education, pre and post-exposure prophylaxis for rabies, community data collection, monitoring and management of dogs, sterilizations, vaccinations, and parasite control.
Because of healthcare inequities, marginalized communities often experience limited access to basic healthcare needs. We aim to bring human health needs to the forefront in helping people with basic healthcare necessities.
Assessing and providing personal healthcare needs to people and their animals is imperative in building a cohesive One Health program.
"We can only achieve optimal health in animals if we first achieve optimal health in people."
- ONE Health Dog Equity
