The One Health approach recognises that the health of humans, animals and the environment is closely interlinked. In order to understand health risks and develop sustainable solutions, social, cultural, economic and political factors must also be taken into account. Although social science perspectives already play a role in areas such as health communication, risk perception and governance, they have not yet been consistently incorporated into interdisciplinary One Health research from the outset.
International and European strategies emphasise the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration. This lecture series aims to highlight the diverse contributions of the social sciences within the One Health context, to present specific research approaches and practical examples, and to foster discussion on how their expertise can be sustainably embedded in research, teaching and practice.
The link will be sent to everyone who has registered by 24 November at 11.59 pm.
Moderated by Dr. Dana Thal, One Health Platform
1 p.m.
Welcome & short presentation of the One Health Platform
1:10 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Title: From multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary methods in One Health research
Dr. Aurélia Souares, Implementation Research for Prevention and Disease Control, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health
- Why does One Health require interdisciplinarity?
- What does interdisciplinarity actually mean?
- What is the role in particular of social sciences and implementation research
Questions & Discussion
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Title: One Health in Motion: Social Science Perspectives on Mosquito Mobility, Local Acceptance, and Implementation
Dr. Carsten Wergin, Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geographical Sciences
- Mobility as a key One Health issue (Mobile Mosquitoes project)
- Local acceptance and practical implementation
- Social sciences as a bridge between research and intervention
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Title: tba
Prof. Clare Chandler, Professor of Medical Anthropology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Why it is important to understand a variety of perspectives?
- How can social science methods be integrated into interdisciplinary One Health research?
- Social causes of antimicrobial resistance, as illustrated by the example of Uganda
Questions & Discussion