One Health is an evolving framework, asserting that the health of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems are linked and interdependent, enabling a more inclusive approach to global problem-solving. The Tripartite organizations (WHO, WOAH, FAO) have asserted that a multisectoral, multidisciplinary approach to One Health is most effective, efficient, and sustainable, thus making One Health more operational. The One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) expanded the framework even further, connecting One Health with sustainable development, intersectoral implementation, and elemental principles ‘that ensure that One Health actions are effective, fair, just, equitable, and sustainable’. One Health in its current form is now widely adopted by governments.

However, gaps remain for implementing One Health. According to Mumford et al (DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1056459), gaps remain, in the scope (i.e., country development context, partners, knowledge, and knowledge systems required), the approach (i.e., techniques, methodologies, and scholarship considered), and context (i.e., cultural perspectives, worldviews, e.g. indigenous perspectives) of the current One Health framework. Moreover, models employed to characterize the links and interdependence of humans, animals, plants, and ecosystems implicit in One Health, deserve further attention as explicit features for the purpose of implementation.

Consistent with traditional education efforts, a needs assessment and baseline mapping of knowledge and skills of the target audiences is important first steps to facilitate the implementation of One Health. This survey aims to collect data on respondents’ perspectives on One Health as an actionable framework, including its scope, approach, contexts, and models of interconnections. The goal is to identify opportunities for enhancing the utility of the One Health framework, for example toward interprofessional knowledge attainment, transdisciplinary learning, and educational competencies, hypothesis and data driven research, policy development, community engagement, working groups, and leadership in the health fields.

Thank you in advance for taking part in this survey, which takes 20-30 minutes to complete. We expect the results to be communicated to you and the health community through the NAMES, WHO, and other academic forums.