One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and trans-disciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. (quote and image credit: CDC via PLOS)
Our work naturally and inherently advances the many benefits the One Health Initiative, as we...
Promote Nourishing Plant-Based Foods
We champion the joys and benefits of nutrient-dense, fiber-rich, plant-based whole foods. These foods improve disease prevention and long-term personal and planetary health.
Strengthen Global Food Security
We strengthen food security by redirecting crops from inefficiently being used as animal feed. This immense reduction of food and resource waste feeds vastly more people with fewer resources.
Mitigate Climate Change and Environmental Harm
We reduce greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and resource depletion by advocating for plant-based diets, which are far less damaging than animal-based food systems.
Reduce Farmed Animal Suffering and Slaughter
We reduce animal suffering and slaughter by replacing animal-sourced foods with plant-based ones. With more than 80 billion land animals slaughtered each year globally, that's more than 200 million per day, more than 9 million per hour (more than a million per hour in the United States alone).
Protect Wildlife and Ecosystems
We protect biodiversity by reducing the land, water, and pollution burden of animal farming operations, which are among the leading causes of habitat destruction and species loss.
Decrease Zoonotic Disease Risk
We help prevent disease outbreaks and pandemics by countering the farming of animals, especially in factory farms with their immense overcrowding, severe confinement, and grossly unsanitary conditions.
Combat Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance
We combat resistance by reducing the overuse of antibiotics in animal farming, which accelerates antibiotic resistance and contributes to broader antimicrobial resistance, threatening global health systems.
Provide Scalable Plant-Based Disaster Relief
We support projects that provide culturally appropriate, plant-based meals through emergency programs that are scalable, climate-resilient, and adaptable to diverse humanitarian contexts.
Empower Local Plant-Based Farming
We empower communities to grow food directly for people, not "livestock" — supporting small-scale, plant-based agriculture that builds food sovereignty, ecological resilience, and economic stability.
Reduce Occupational Hazards for Workers
We reduce harm to workers by shifting away from factory farms and slaughterhouses, which are among the most physically dangerous and psychologically damaging jobs in the world.
Advance Cultural and Culinary Diversity
We honor food heritage by uplifting culturally relevant plant-based traditions, empowering communities to reclaim food systems that reflect their values and nourish their health.
Challenge Structural Injustices
We challenge extractive food policies and animal agribusinesses that prioritize profit over people, animals, and ecosystems — advocating for systems rooted in sustainability, justice, and care.
Build Alliances Across Sectors
We build bridges between food security, public health, environmental, and animal protection advocates, advancing a united front for food systems that serve people, animals, and the planet.
Read also our Earth Day 2026 blog post about One Health.