Research-Practice-Collaborations Addressing One Health and Urban Transformation. A Case Study: Commentary on...

Area of Science:

• Integrative health approaches
• Interdisciplinary research
• Environmental health science

Background:

• One Health is an integrative approach connecting human, animal, and environmental health.
• Research-Practice-Collaboration (RPC) is a key implementation strategy for One Health, emphasizing interdisciplinarity and intersectoral knowledge co-production.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze factors enabling effective Research-Practice-Collaboration (RPC) within the One Health framework.
• To highlight the role of academic-practice partnerships in addressing complex health challenges.

Main Methods:

• Commentary analyzing the Forschungskolleg "One Health and Urban Transformation" as a case study.
• Identification of critical success factors for interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration.

Main Results:

• Constant communication and reduced power asymmetries between academics and practitioners are crucial for successful knowledge co-production.
• The Forschungskolleg "One Health and Urban Transformation" provides a model for implementing One Health RPC.

Conclusions:

• Training scientists with mediation skills is vital for bridging academia and practice.
• Developing these skills fosters societal change and advances the One Health agenda through enhanced RPC.