Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration on critical health issues: One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) for operationalizing One Health

Heidi M. Vesterinen, Tracey V. Dutcher, Kaylee M. Errecaborde, Michael W. Mahero, Katelyn W. Macy, Ong Orn Prasarnphanich, Heidi Kassenborg, Erinaldi Yulizar, Rama P. Fauzi, Nyoman S. Budayanti, Agus Suwandono, Wayan T. Artama, Linda Valeri, Katharine M. Pelican

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Abstract

Addressing critical global health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease outbreaks, and natural disasters, requires strong coordination and management across sectors. The One Health approach is the integrative effort of multiple sectors working to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment, and is increasingly recognized by experts as a means to address complex challenges. However, practical application of the One Health approach has been challenging. The One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) introduced in this paper was designed using a multistage prototyping process to support systematic improvement in multi-sectoral coordination and collaboration to better address complex health concerns through an operational, stepwise, and practical One Health approach. To date, OH-SMART has been used to strengthen One Health systems in 17 countries and has been deployed to revise emergency response frameworks, improve antimicrobial resistance national action plans and create multi agency infectious disease collaboration protocols. OH-SMART has proven to be user friendly, robust, and capable of fostering multi-sectoral collaboration and complex system-wide problem solving.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0219197
JournalPloS one
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2019

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