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A One Health evaluation framework
Integrated approaches to health: A handbook for the evaluation of One Health, pp.38-85
Wageningen Life Sciences Special E-Book Collection, 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers
2018
Abstract
Challenges calling for integrated approaches to health, such as the One Health (OH) approach, typically arise from the intertwined spheres of humans and animals, and the ecosystems constituting their environment. Initiatives addressing such wicked problems commonly consist of complex structures and dynamics. The Network for Evaluation of One Health (NEOH) proposes an evaluation framework anchored in systems theory to address the intrinsic complexity of OH initiatives and regards them as subsystems of the context within which they operate. Typically, they intend to influence a system with a view to improve human, animal, and environmental health. The NEOH evaluation framework consists of four overarching elements, namely: (1) the definition of the OH initiative and its context; (2) the description of its theory of change with an assessment of expected and unexpected outcomes; (3) the process evaluation of operational and supporting infrastructures (the 'OHness'); and (4) an assessment of the association(s) between the process evaluation and the outcomes produced. It relies on a mixed-methods approach by combining a descriptive and qualitative assessment with a semi-quantitative scoring for the evaluation of the degree and structural balance of 'OH-ness' (summarised in an OH-index and OH-ratio, respectively) and conventional metrics for different outcomes in a multi-criteria-decision analysis. We provide the methodology for all elements, including ready-to-use Microsoft Excel spread-sheets for the assessment of the 'OH-ness' (Element 3) and further helpful worksheets as electronic supplements. Element 4 connects the results from the assessment of the 'OH-ness' to the methods and metrics described in Chapters 4 to 6 in this handbook. Finally, we offer some guidance on how to produce recommendations based on the results. The presented approach helps researchers, practitioners, policy makers and evaluators to conceptualise and conduct evaluations of integrated approaches to health and enables comparison and learning across different OH activities, thereby facilitating decisions on strategy and resource allocation. Examples of the application of this framework have been described in eight case studies, published in a dedicated Frontiers Research Topic (https://www.frontiersin.org/researchtopics/5479).
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- Title
- A One Health evaluation framework
- Authors/Creators
- Simon R. Ruegg - University of ZurichBarbara Hasler - Royal Vet Coll, Vet Epidemiol Econ & Publ Hlth Grp, Dept Pathobiol & Populat Sci, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield AL9 7TA, Herts, EnglandLiza Rosenbaum Nielsen - University of CopenhagenSandra C. Buttigieg - University of MaltaMijalche Santa - St Cyril & Methodius Univ, Fac Econ Skopje, Blvd Goce Delcev 9V, Skopje 1000, North MacedoniaMaurizio Aragrande - University of BolognaMassimo Canali - University of BolognaTimothy Ehlinger - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeKevin Queenan - Royal Vet Coll, Vet Epidemiol Econ & Publ Hlth Grp, Dept Pathobiol & Populat Sci, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield AL9 7TA, Herts, EnglandIlias Chantziaras - College Station Medical CenterElena Boriani - Tech Univ Denmark, Global Decis Support Initiat GDSI, Bldg 115, DK-2800 Lyngby, DenmarkMiroslav Radeski - College Station Medical CenterMieghan Bruce - Murdoch UniversityHans Keune - Res Inst Nat & Forest INBO, Belgian Biodivers Platform, Havenlaan 88 Bus 73, B-1000 Brussels, BelgiumHouda Bennani - Royal Vet Coll, Vet Epidemiol Econ & Publ Hlth Grp, Dept Pathobiol & Populat Sci, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield AL9 7TA, Herts, EnglandChinwe Ifejika Speranza - University of BernLuis P. Carmo - University of BernRoberto Esposito - Ist Super Sanita, External Relat Off, Via Giano Bella 34, I-00199 Rome, ItalyMaria-Eleni Filippitzi - College Station Medical CenterK. Marie McIntyre - University of LiverpoolBarry J. McMahon - Supreme Council Of HealthMarisa Peyre - Agropolis InternationalLaura C. Falzon - University of LiverpoolKevin L. Bardosh - Univ Florida, Dept Anthropol, Turlington Hall,Room 1112, Gainesville, FL 32611 USAChiara Frazzoli - Ist Super Sanita, Dept Cardiovasc Dysmetabol & Aging Associated Dis, Via Giano Bella 34, I-00199 Rome, ItalyTine Hald - Tech Univ Denmark, Natl Food Inst, B204, DK-2800 Lyngby, DenmarkGrace Marcus - Royal Vet Coll, Vet Epidemiol Econ & Publ Hlth Grp, Dept Pathobiol & Populat Sci, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield AL9 7TA, Herts, EnglandJakob Zinsstag - University of Basel
- Contributors
- Ruegg (Editor)B Hasler (Editor)J Zinsstag (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Integrated approaches to health: A handbook for the evaluation of One Health, pp.38-85
- Series
- Wageningen Life Sciences Special E-Book Collection; 2018
- Publisher
- Wageningen Academic Publishers; WAGENINGEN
- Number of pages
- 48
- Grant note
- TD1404 / COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology); European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
- Identifiers
- 991005579455607891
- Copyright
- © 2018
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Biosecurity and One Health; School of Veterinary Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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