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Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study

The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a One Health issue at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health that requires collaboration across sectors to manage it successfully. The global One Health community includes professionals working in many different fields including human medicine,...

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Autores principales: Streichert, Laura C., Sepe, Ludovico P., Jokelainen, Pikka, Stroud, Cheryl M., Berezowski, John, Del Rio Vilas, Víctor J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8907588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35284359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.830893
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author Streichert, Laura C.
Sepe, Ludovico P.
Jokelainen, Pikka
Stroud, Cheryl M.
Berezowski, John
Del Rio Vilas, Víctor J.
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description The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a One Health issue at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health that requires collaboration across sectors to manage it successfully. The global One Health community includes professionals working in many different fields including human medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, ecosystem health, and, increasingly, social sciences. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to describe the involvement of the global One Health community in COVID-19 pandemic response activities. One Health networks (OHNs) have formed globally to serve professionals with common interests in collaborative approaches. We assessed the potential association between being part of an OHN and involvement in COVID-19 response activities. Data were collected in July-August 2020 using an online questionnaire that addressed work characteristics, perceived connection to OHNs, involvement in COVID-19 pandemic response activities, and barriers and facilitators to the involvement. The sample included 1,050 respondents from 94 countries across a range of organizations and work sectors including, but not restricted to, those typically associated with a One Health approach. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents indicated involvement in pandemic response activities. Being part of an OHN was positively associated with being involved in the COVID-19 response (odds ratio: 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.3–2.4). Lack of opportunities was a commonly reported barrier to involvement globally, with lack of funding the largest barrier in the WHO African region. This insight into diverse workforce involvement in the pandemic helps fill a gap in the global health workforce and public health education literature. An expanded understanding of the perceived roles and value of OHNs can inform targeted interventions to improve public health education and workforce capacity to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
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spelling pubmed-89075882022-03-11 Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study Streichert, Laura C. Sepe, Ludovico P. Jokelainen, Pikka Stroud, Cheryl M. Berezowski, John Del Rio Vilas, Víctor J. Front Public Health Public Health The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a One Health issue at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health that requires collaboration across sectors to manage it successfully. The global One Health community includes professionals working in many different fields including human medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, ecosystem health, and, increasingly, social sciences. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to describe the involvement of the global One Health community in COVID-19 pandemic response activities. One Health networks (OHNs) have formed globally to serve professionals with common interests in collaborative approaches. We assessed the potential association between being part of an OHN and involvement in COVID-19 response activities. Data were collected in July-August 2020 using an online questionnaire that addressed work characteristics, perceived connection to OHNs, involvement in COVID-19 pandemic response activities, and barriers and facilitators to the involvement. The sample included 1,050 respondents from 94 countries across a range of organizations and work sectors including, but not restricted to, those typically associated with a One Health approach. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents indicated involvement in pandemic response activities. Being part of an OHN was positively associated with being involved in the COVID-19 response (odds ratio: 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.3–2.4). Lack of opportunities was a commonly reported barrier to involvement globally, with lack of funding the largest barrier in the WHO African region. This insight into diverse workforce involvement in the pandemic helps fill a gap in the global health workforce and public health education literature. An expanded understanding of the perceived roles and value of OHNs can inform targeted interventions to improve public health education and workforce capacity to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8907588/ /pubmed/35284359 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.830893 Text en Copyright © 2022 Streichert, Sepe, Jokelainen, Stroud, Berezowski and Del Rio Vilas. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Berezowski, John
Del Rio Vilas, Víctor J.
Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study
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title_short Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study
title_sort participation in one health networks and involvement in the covid-19 pandemic response: a global study
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8907588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35284359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.830893
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