One Health Workforce Training and Outbreak Response

The increasing frequency of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases—driven by environmental change, globalisation, and intensified human–animal interactions—has highlighted the need for strengthened epidemiological surveillance and coordinated prevention strategies. A One Health approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health, is critical for understanding transmission dynamics and improving early detection and control of infectious diseases at the population level.In response, workforce development initiatives such as the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) and the In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) have expanded globally to address gaps in multisectoral surveillance capacity and coordination. These programmes aim to equip multidisciplinary public health professionals with the skills required to conduct epidemiological investigations, strengthen surveillance systems, and support evidence-based interventions. As such, workforce capacity plays a central role in enabling effective prevention and control of emerging and re-emerging diseases.This Research Topic aims to explore how workforce development initiatives contribute to strengthening infectious disease surveillance, epidemiological capacity, and prevention strategies within a One Health framework. It will examine how training programmes enhance the ability to detect, monitor, and respond to public health emergencies, and how these capacities translate into improved public health outcomes at the population level.We welcome contributions that assess the role of workforce training programmes—such as FETP, FETP-V, ISAVET, and similar initiatives—in supporting multisectoral surveillance systems, outbreak investigations, and the implementation of holistic prevention and control interventions. Particular emphasis will be placed on studies that evaluate the effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability of such programmes, as well as their contribution to strengthening health systems and advancing global health security.Suitable themes for manuscripts include, but are not limited to:• Workforce Capacity in Multisectoral Disease Surveillance: How have training programmes strengthened One Health epidemiological surveillance systems and improved detection of infectious diseases at the population level; • One Health Approaches to Field Epidemiology: How has integration across human, animal, and environmental health improved understanding of transmission dynamics and informed public health action; • Workforce Contributions to Outbreak Investigation and Response: How have multisectoral training programmes contributed to outbreak investigations, response coordination, and control of public health emergencies, from infectious disease outbreaks to natural disaster response; • Evaluation of Prevention and Control Interventions: How have workforce-enabled One Health interventions (e.g., multisectoral surveillance strengthening, public health measures, novel intervention strategies) improved infectious disease prevention and control outcomes; • Implementation and Scaling of One Health Workforce Development Programmes: What are the facilitators and barriers to implementing and scaling epidemiology training programmes across different sectors; • Methodological and Systems Innovation: How have field epidemiology training programmes supported the application of novel epidemiological methods, data integration approaches, or surveillance tools for infectious disease monitoring and prevention. Topic editors: John Rossow, Julie Harris, Navneet Dhand, Yousef Khader, Maurice Omondi Owiny Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/80417/one-health-workforce-training-and-outbreak-response