One Health is an approach that recognizes the connection between people, animals, plants and their environment, with the aim of achieving more and better health outcomes.
It is holistic, collaborative, multi-sectoral and transdisciplinary.
This approach understands that human health doesn't just depend on us, but is deeply connected to all the living beings around us, from microorganisms to large animals and the environment. They all interact continuously in search of a state of balance.
This is the foundation of the One Health approach, which ICBAS has adopted as its main motto. At the moment, the school occupies a unique space in Portugal by integrating the three basic areas of the One Health concept (human, animal and environmental health), not only in terms of teaching but also research.