OneHealth/EcoHealth survey on integrated health frameworks
Why this survey: The importance of human health interlinkages with nature and the environment in general has gained attention in science, policy and society at large. The recent (2015) State of Knowledge review of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) addresses the diversity and complexity of the interlinkage between biodiversity and human health and the opportunities and challenges that go with it. In order to better address all (or subsets of) interrelated aspects in an integrated/holistic manner,several integrative frameworks were developed over time. The CDB-WHO State of Knowledge review refers to several of these, such as One Health, EcoHealth, the ecosystem approach and One Medicine.
Among these approaches, the One Health concept has been jointly adopted by WHO, OIE and FAO in their seminal tripartite concept note entitled “Sharing responsibilities and coordinating global activities to address health risks at the animal-human-ecosystems interfaces”. On its turn, the CDB-WHO State of Knowledge review to the scientific and policy community and society at large promotes the One Health concept as a common framework under which all these (other) relevant integrative frameworks can be connected.
This survey aims to consult a wide range of relevant experts from science, policy and societal practice to give their views on the OneHealth ambition. Together we aim to formulate key lessons learned and key steps forward messages. By completing this survey your voice will be heard in the design of follow-up discussions. After this first survey round we will make a synthesis of the results which will be sent to all respondents for a next round of input.
Target audience: experts working on or interested in human health interlinkages with nature and the environment (science, policy, practice; from all regions in the world)
Deadline June 15th 2016
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