A system dynamics approach to understanding the One Health concept

Abstract

There have been many terms used to describe the One Health concept, including movement, strategy, framework, agenda, approach, among others. However, the inter-relationships of the disciplines engaged in the One Health concept have not been well described. To identify and better elucidate the internal feedback mechanisms of One Health, we employed a system dynamics approach. First, a systematic literature review was conducted via searches in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and ProQuest with the search terms: ‘One Health’ and (concept* or approach*). In addition, we used the HistCite® tool to add significant articles on One Health to the library. Then, of the 2368 articles identified, 19 were selected for evaluating the inter-relationships of disciplines engaged in One Health. Herein, we report a visually rich, theoretical model regarding interactions of various disciplines and complex problem descriptors engaged in One Health problem solving. This report provides a conceptual framework for future descriptions of the interdisciplinary engagements involved in One Health.

Computer Simulation Model for Outpatient Clinics in a Brazilian Large Public Hospital Specialized in Cardiology

“…They "developed a neonatal health simulation model (NEOSIM) to explore potential interventions that could possibly improve neonatal health within a health system context" (p. 1). Xie et al (2017) used a system dynamics approach to understanding the One Health concept. According to the authors, the One Health concept has not been well described.…”

Emergence and Reemergence of Viral Zoonotic Diseases: Concepts and Factors of Emerging and Reemerging Globalization of Health Threats

“…Most recently, important measures have been agreed and implemented globally, and their proper application is conditional on the full participation of national authorities. These measures were enacted as a globalized approach, concretized and institutionalized by the international community through the "One Health, One World" standard (Xie et al, 2017;Carlton, 2016).…”

The Bibliometric Landscape of Infectious Disease Research in Panama (1990 - 2019): An Evaluation of the Country’s Capability on One Health

“…The "One Health" model has been advocated to facilitate crossdisciplinary research in response to challenges in human, animal, and environmental health [22]. In 2017, Xie and collaborators sought to study key One Health publications with a system dynamics approach, in order to de ne a conceptual framework for future descriptions of the interdisciplinary engagements involved in this concept [23]. The authors selected 19 articles of 2,368 to reveal a rich theoretical model of interactions among various disciplines and the systematic representation of the numerous components engaged in One Health problem solving.…”

“…In particular, it is valuable to know whether historical research efforts have been related to the One Health concept, and what are the infectious diseases that have received more research attention. A bibliometric analysis using indirect descriptors of relevant human, animal, and environmental health subjects is a valuable tool to describe the local landscape of scienti c publications related to One Health [23,25]. Nevertheless, priorities in low and middle-income countries in terms of research are not focused on rare zoonotic pathogens that can establish a de Novo human-to-human transmission cycle, nor is research focused on basic or applied multidisciplinary sciences that can aid to better understand complex zoonotic disease interfaces.…”

“…We focus on infectious disease research because, initially, the One Health model was concentrated on this topic. Nonetheless, we are aware that, in time, the term has become much broader, targeting themes such as food safety, chronic diseases and antimicrobial resistant, among many others [48], thus in order to avoid bias in the scope of this study our de nition of One Health does include some of these themes as de ned by Xie et al [23].…”