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The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior
Published on: January 19, 2019
Research agenda for mass gatherings: a call to action
John S Tam1, Maurizio Barbeschi, Natasha Shapovalova
1Initiative for Vaccine Research, Family, Women's and Children's Health Cluster, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. tams@who.int
Abstract:
Public health research is essential for the development of effective policies and planning to address health security and risks associated with mass gatherings (MGs). Crucial research topics related to MGs and their effects on global health security are discussed in this review. The research agenda for MGs consists of a framework of five major public health research directions that address issues related to reducing the risk of public health emergencies during MGs; restricting the occurrence of non-communicable and communicable diseases; minimisation of the effect of public health events associated with MGs; optimisation of the medical services and treatment of diseases during MGs; and development and application of modern public health measures. Implementation of the proposed research topics would be expected to provide benefits over the medium to long term in planning for MGs.
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