Ongoing Seminar: Building the One Health Approach – Communication Challenges and the Role of Facilitation

May 15, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM – online webinar, no registration required, accessible directly via thisTeam link

Attendance at this seminar counts as one hour of training toward the UM Doctoral College. All past sessions of the ongoing seminar are availablehere.

While the “One Health” concept aims to integrate the human, animal, and environmental dimensions of health, its implementation reveals a variety of perspectives that are often at odds with one another. This session will address the communication challenges inherent in this approach, highlighting the strategic importance of intermediation in bridging knowledge gaps, fostering interdisciplinary cooperation, and building a truly inclusive and sustainable global health initiative.

Nicolas Duracka is an associate professor of information and communication sciences at the University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry and studies the communication processes of agents of social change. Currently, he is examining the communication dynamics of stakeholders in the One Health approach. He studies international public health as a field undergoing profound transformation, arguing that human health can only be guaranteed if animals and our ecosystems are healthy. Consequently, the success of this paradigm shift depends on improving communication between the various spheres of human, animal, and environmental health.

Events organized with support from MSH-SUD programs