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This review aims to explore how various health disciplines incorporate community participation in risk assessments for emerging infectious diseases.

Participatory Approaches to Risk Assessment Across One Health Disciplines: A Scoping Review

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A scoping review reveals varying community participation in risk assessments across disciplines, suggesting improved involvement is necessary.

This review aims to explore how various health disciplines incorporate community participation in risk assessments for emerging infectious diseases.
Conducted a scoping review of evidence across human, animal, and environmental health disciplines.
Performed a systematic literature search in multiple academic databases.
Included 138 articles that met established criteria for community participation.
Identified a variety of participatory approaches with differing levels of community involvement.
Noted substantial evidence from environmental studies on community-based hazard and exposure assessments.
Highlighted limited examples of community-initiated risk assessments and early involvement in research processes.

Singaravelu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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A scoping review reveals varying community participation in risk assessments across disciplines, suggesting improved involvement is necessary.