Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington, 2301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98121, USA

¹⁰

Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK

¹¹

Next Generation Global Health Security Network, Washington, DC 20001, USA

¹²

RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes St., Arlington, VA 22202, USA

¹³

Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

¹⁴

Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

¹⁵

Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA

¹⁶

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Box AB Millbrook, NY 12545, USA

¹⁷

Environmental, Health and Safety Office (EHSO), Emory University, 1762 Clifton Rd., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

¹⁸

EcoHealth Alliance, 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001, USA

¹⁹

Practical One Health Solutions, LLC, New Market, MD 21774, USA

²⁰

Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Homeland Security, Greenport, NY 11944, USA

²¹

Department of Medicine Infectious Disease, Georgetown University, 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001, USA

²²

EpiLab, Infectious Disease Research Centre, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Private Bag, 11 222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand

Show full affiliation list

Hide full affiliation list

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

Deceased, 17 January 2019.

Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2019, 4(2), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020060

Received: 17 February 2019 / Revised: 5 April 2019 / Accepted: 8 April 2019 / Published: 10 April 2019

(This article belongs to the Special Issue One Health and Zoonoses)

View Full-Text Download PDF Citation Export

Abstract

The global burden of infectious diseases and the increased attention to natural, accidental, and deliberate biological threats has resulted in significant investment in infectious disease research. Translating the results of these studies to inform prevention, detection, and response efforts often can be challenging, especially if prior relationships and communications have not been established with decision-makers. Whatever scientific information is shared with decision-makers before, during, and after public health emergencies is highly dependent on the individuals or organizations who are communicating with policy-makers. This article briefly describes the landscape of stakeholders involved in information-sharing before and during emergencies. We identify critical gaps in translation of scientific expertise and results, and biosafety and biosecurity measures to public health policy and practice with a focus on One Health and zoonotic diseases. Finally, we conclude by exploring ways of improving communication and funding, both of which help to address the identified gaps. By leveraging existing scientific information (from both the natural and social sciences) in the public health decision-making process, large-scale outbreaks may be averted even in low-income countries. View Full-Text

Keywords: One Health; zoonoses; Ebola virus; emerging infectious diseases

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Berger, K.M.; Wood, J.L.N.; Jenkins, B.; Olsen, J.; Morse, S.S.; Gresham, L.; Root, J.J.; Rush, M.; Pigott, D.; Winkleman, T.; Moore, M.; Gillespie, T.R.; Nuzzo, J.B.; Han, B.A.; Olinger, P.; Karesh, W.B.; Mills, J.N.; Annelli, J.F.; Barnabei, J.; Lucey, D.; Hayman, D.T.S. Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2019, 4, 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020060

AMA Style

Berger KM, Wood JLN, Jenkins B, Olsen J, Morse SS, Gresham L, Root JJ, Rush M, Pigott D, Winkleman T, Moore M, Gillespie TR, Nuzzo JB, Han BA, Olinger P, Karesh WB, Mills JN, Annelli JF, Barnabei J, Lucey D, Hayman DTS. Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2019; 4(2):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020060

Chicago/Turabian Style

Berger, Kavita M., James L.N. Wood, Bonnie Jenkins, Jennifer Olsen, Stephen S. Morse, Louise Gresham, J. J. Root, Margaret Rush, David Pigott, Taylor Winkleman, Melinda Moore, Thomas R. Gillespie, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Barbara A. Han, Patricia Olinger, William B. Karesh, James N. Mills, Joseph F. Annelli, Jamie Barnabei, Daniel Lucey, and David T.S. Hayman. 2019. "Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4, no. 2: 60. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4020060

Find Other Styles

Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Abstract views Pdf views Html views

Article Menu

Printed Edition

Policy and Science for Global Health Security: Shaping the Course of International Health

Abstract

Share and Cite

Article Metrics

Article Access Statistics

Article Access Map by Country/Region

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI