ABSTRACT
This concept focuses on global issues such as zoonotic diseases, healthy breeding and environment change, etc. It is devoted to advocating the harmonious co-existence of human beings, animals and environment. It was first proposed in 400 B.C by Hippocrates, the father of medicine, in his work On Airs, Waters, Places. It was believed that the public health largely depends on clean environment. One Health refers to a development strategy for cross-discipline collaboration and communication aiming at the health of human beings, animals and environment. It calls for bringing together human health care practitioners, veterinarians, and public and environmental health professionals to address the important problems such as the newly discovered epidemics and environment change. Up to now, many countries in the world have carried out this concept in different ways. After 2000, World Health Organization has been very proactive with topics of health developing beyond the traditional sphere of health, and into the agendas of the leaderships of many countries. The problem of global health has become a “nontraditional security threat”, and is turning into more and more a connection between different countries and regions. Strengthening our cultivation of talents in global health will not only create a sound public opinion environment for China’s peaceful rise, but also provide China’s national security with a strategic protection. This subject is with strong communicating ability. It will make full use of Wuhan University’s full range of dis-
1 INTRODUCTION
Health plays an important role in the development of humanity. The development of China is best marked by the improvement of the physical quality of all Chinese people. Hu Jintao, President of P.R. China, once said: “health is the foundation for achieving comprehensive development, concerning the happiness of thousands of families.” The improvement of people’s awareness of health is the basis for improving people’s physical quality. Only with healthy body and mindset can they build the harmonious society and enjoy happy life. Global health features great inclusiveness, and integration of different disciplines, covering social security, laws, economy and remote sensing. Human’s physical activity, mental activity, personal networking and even the whole process of living are closely related with health. The traditional Chinese culture contains abundant and profound health preservation philosophy, with generated scientific theories and methods for health preservation in such underdeveloped conditions. These theories and methods have withstood the test of time. It is of great significance to understand the traditional wisdom of health preservation for people in modern times to manage their health. As a special group at the transmission from campus to society and with vibrant ideas, university students are able to understand and accept the traditional health preservation. It will have important and positive influence for their college life, life-long health and for society if given the traditional health preservation education, and establishing a self-management system of health.
