Though the concept of one health is not new, its integration and implementation in health programs has been slow. How do you think we could quicken the acceptance of the concept to the many stakeholders involved in health, to ensure we achieve equity in human, animal, and environmental health?

What is the primary goal of the "One Health" initiative?

What is the primary goal of the "One Health" initiative?*1 pointTo promote the health of humans onlyTo address antimicrobial resistance in humansTo enhance collaboration among veterinarians onlyTo achieve optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment

Identify a disease within your community that could benefit from a One Health approach. What disease is that? How would you use One Health to address this disease? Identify 4 stakeholders you would need to involve and why.

How does the World Health Organization (WHO) define health?

This study is part of The Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH) program of research that commenced in 2011 to study the application of a health equity lens in BC health authorities [23]. As part of the broader program of research, we conducted a qualitative analysis ‘Assessing Health Equity Priorities’, which included a baseline examination of senior leaders’ perspectives on prioritization of health equity in the BC health system in 2013/2014. Our collaborative research team included public health systems leaders from Fraser Health Authority, Interior Health Authority, Island Health Authority, Northern Health Authority, and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, the Provincial Health Services Authority, and the Ministry of Health. Ethical approval for this study (H11–03359) was provided by the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia, the University of Saskatchewan, Fraser Health Authority, Interior Health Authority, Island Health Authority, Northern Health Authority, and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority research ethics review boards.We used a participatory process in which health authority partners and academic researchers worked collaboratively throughout the entire research process from developing the research questions, through planning the research design, to analyzing and interpreting the findings [25, 26]. Such participatory approaches are reflexive, dialectic process to better align research and theory with practice, and include stakeholders in knowledge generation that is relevant and useful; participatory approaches are aligned with integrated knowledge translation and exchange processes. We developed working groups and held meetings with partners for feedback for each stage of the research process including the development of the research questions, planning the research design, developing the interview guides, and analyzing and interpreting the data. This contributed to relevance and rigour of the research.