Preparing and Responding to Global Health Security Threats
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 528
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public health emergencies; infectious diseases epidemiology; surveillance and outbreak response; vaccination in the context of public health emergencies; immuno-epidemiology; operational research
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdon
Interests: public health medicine; field epidemiology; research; infectious diseases;emergencies
Interests: medical anthropology of large-scale medical and nutritional crises; social and political aspects of epidemics; food security; environmental and nutritional crises; qualitative research; field research planning; ethics and methods
Interests: preparedness for public health emergencies; community engagement; emerging infectious diseases; collaborative research; HIV
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a Special Issue entitled “Preparing and Responding to Global health Security Threats”.
Global public health security is defined as the activities required to minimize the danger and impact of acute public health events that threaten the collective health of populations. Global public health security surpasses geographical regions and international boundaries. Public health emergencies due to health security threats can have short- and long-term health impacts. Responding to acute public health events, including outbreaks, natural disasters, and man-made conflicts, requires an interdisciplinary and evidence-based approach to prevention and control.
In addition, research in these challenging settings requires consideration of flexible methodologies, research ethics, multisector partnerships, engagement with available public health information systems, collaboration with local communities and leaders, and research capacity that cut across multiple health domains [1].
Typically, an emergency response relies on the use of best available science at the time. Additional research done in parallel with and after the response itself and during recovery is often essential to address knowledge gaps presented by public health emergencies and to ensure that they are addressed by the time another similar disaster strikes [2]. This research informs ongoing efforts and can reduce potential threats.
This Special Issue welcomes research articles which address health security issues to improve our knowledge of:
- Surveillance systems:
- Emergency surveillance;
- Laboratory surveillance;
- Response to acute public health events (infectious, environmental, man-made or natural disasters), including but not limited to:
- Emergency coordination and incident management systems;
- Health information, including surveillance strategies and data analytics;
- Innovative approaches to public health operations in the field of vaccination, infection, prevention and control (IPC), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), risk communication, and community engagement;
- Innovative public health response strategies and tools;
- Preparedness for public health emergencies:
- Emergency coordination and incident management systems;
- Health information, including surveillance strategies and data analytics;
- Innovative approaches to public health operations in the field of vaccination, infection, prevention and control (IPC), water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), risk communication, and community engagement;
- Innovative public health response strategies and tools;
- Evaluation (after action reviews) of acute public health events;
- Best practices for conducting research during public health emergencies.
We welcome quantitative and qualitative research papers, reviews, methods papers, and case studies. Articles using interdisciplinary approaches, cross-cutting themes of maternal and child health, gender, diversity, climate change, and those with authors from countries where the event occurred/field site are encouraged.
References
- Kohrt, B.A.; Mistry, A.S.; Anand, N.; Beecroft, B. Nuwayhid I. Health Research in Humanitarian Crises: An Urgent Global Imperative. BMJ Glob Health 2019, 4, e001870.
- Lurie, N.; Manolio, T.; Patterson, A.P.; Collins, F.; Frieden, T. Research as A Part Of Public Health Emergency Response. N Engl J Med 2013, 368, 1251–1255.
Dr. Meru Sheel
Dr. Olivier le Polain de Waroux
Dr. Darryl Stellmach
Dr. Miranda Smith
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Public health emergencies
- Surveillance
- Outbreaks
- Health security
- Epidemiology
- Infectious diseases
- Natural disasters
