Wildlife Health Surveillance Framework Targets Global Implementation Gaps
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Discovery of the day · Public Health
[Viewpoint] Theory of change for building stronger wildlife health surveillance systems globally
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Medicine · Public Health
Discovery of the day
A multinational working group has developed a theory of change (ToC) to systematically guide the implementation of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems from local to global scales, addressing a critical gap where policies exist but operational frameworks do not. Recognizing wildlife as an interconnected determinant of human, agricultural, and environmental health, the researchers convened stakeholders at all levels to construct a structured implementation pathway designed to translate existing guidelines into actionable surveillance programs. For a public health professional focused on disease prevention, this framework offers a crucial systems-level perspective on upstream ecological risk factors, reinforcing the need for interdisciplinary approaches that integrate environmental monitoring with human health behavior and chronic disease prevention strategies.
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