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Item One Health and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: a One Health pilot study.(2023-08-21) Riley T.; Cumming B.; Thandrayen J.; Meredith A.; Anderson N.E.; Lovett R.Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities face barriers in accessing animal healthcare and are exposed to disproportionate environmental health exposures leading to increased risk of disease. A One Health approach has been promoted to address public health risks and improve human, animal, and environmental health outcomes in communities. We undertook a pilot One Health study in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland collecting animal, human, and environmental health data from 82 households. We performed a descriptive analysis and assessed the association between human and environmental health exposures and animal health outcomes. Most households were not crowded (82.9%) but did report a high level of environmental health concerns (86.6%). The majority of households owned cats and dogs (81.7%), with most animals assessed as healthy. There was no association between human and environmental health exposures and animal health outcomes. As most households experienced concerns regarding housing conditions, environmental health programs should prioritise improving household factors. There was also strong support for animal healthcare (including access to medicines and veterinarians, education programs and population management), indicating that a One Health approach is desired by communities.Copyright © 2023 by the authors.Item One Health in Indigenous communities: a critical review of the evidence.(2022-03-28) Riley T.; Anderson N.E.; Lovett R.; Meredith A.; Cumming B.; Thandrayen J.Indigenous populations around the world face disproportionately high rates of disease related to the environment and animals. One Health is a concept that has been used effectively to understand and address these health risks. One Health refers to the relationships and interdependencies between animal, human, and environmental health and is an emerging research field that aligns with Indigenous views of health. To understand the applicability of One Health in Indigenous communities, a critical review was undertaken to investigate evidence of One Health research in Indigenous communities internationally, assess the strength of evidence, and understand what gaps are present. This review included the appraisal of twenty-four studies based in five regions: Canada, Africa, Australia, South America, and Central America. The review found that there is a need for studies of high strength, with rigorous methods, local leadership, and active involvement of Indigenous viewpoints, to be undertaken in Indigenous communities internationally that focus on One Health. It highlights the need to further consider Indigenous viewpoints in research to reduce limitations, increase effectiveness of findings, consider appropriateness of recommendations, and benefit communities.Copyright © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.