RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Living Safely With Bats: Lessons in Developing and Sharing a Global One Health Educational Resource
JF Global Health: Science and Practice
JO GLOB HEALTH SCI PRACT
FD Johns Hopkins University- Global Health. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs
SP e2200106
DO 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00106
VO 10
IS 6
A1 Stephanie Martinez
A1 Ava Sullivan
A1 Emily Hagan
A1 Jonathan Goley
A1 Jonathan H. Epstein
A1 Kevin J. Olival
A1 Karen Saylors
A1 Jason Euren
A1 James Bangura
A1 Sijali Zikankuba
A1 Mohamed Moctar Mouliom Mouiche
A1 Alpha Oumar Camara
A1 James Desmond
A1 Ariful Islam
A1 Tom Hughes
A1 Supaporn Wacharplusadee
A1 Veasna Duong
A1 Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga
A1 Brian Bird
A1 Tracey Goldstein
A1 David Wolking
A1 Christine K. Johnson
A1 Jonna AK Mazet
A1 Sarah H. Olson
A1 Amanda E. Fine
A1 Marc Valitutto
A1 William B. Karesh
A1 Peter Daszak
A1 Leilani Francisco
A1 the PREDICT Consortium
YR 2022
UL http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/10/6/e2200106.abstract
AB Key FindingsFrom the Living Safely With Bats book’s inception to distribution, the content development team engaged and collaborated with multilevel stakeholders from multiple countries on the diverse cultural contexts and local knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding zoonotic diseases.The book development process provided insights on how to strategically adapt text and artwork targeted at community-level implementation to reinforce public health and wildlife conservation messages that could be tailored to audiences according to their risk compositions and local contexts.Integrating multisectoral feedback from experts in animal health, human health, and conservation at every facet of the project ensured that a One Health lens was applied throughout the development process.Key ImplicationGlobal research efforts should budget for both planned and potential projects that can translate findings into community-oriented, evidence-based risk communication materials. This includes providing support for evaluation activities.As part of a public health behavior change and communication strategy related to the identification of a novel ebolavirus in bats in Sierra Leone in 2016, a consortium of experts launched an effort to create a widely accessible resource for community awareness and education on reducing disease risk. The resulting picture book, Living Safely With Bats, includes technical content developed by a consortium of experts in public health, animal health, conservation, bats, and disease ecology from 30 countries. The book has now been adapted, translated, and used in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia. We review the processes used to integrate feedback from local stakeholders and multidisciplinary experts. We also provide recommendations for One Health and other practitioners who choose to pursue the development and evaluation of this or similar zoonotic disease risk mitigation tools.