A Public Health Implementation Initiative
Building the implementation systems that connect evidence-based disease prevention to everyday practice.
Evidence-Based Prevention • One Health • Implementation
Explore the InitiativeOur Mission
Scientific discovery and evidence-based public health recommendations have tremendous potential to reduce disease burden. Connectus focuses on building the practical implementation systems that help those recommendations become practical, scalable, and sustainable in everyday life.
We develop systems that engage healthcare providers, veterinarians, public health professionals, employers, community organizations, and households — connecting the evidence that exists to the practice that can make a difference.
Why Implementation Matters
Scientific research continues to advance our understanding of disease prevention. The complementary challenge — and the greatest opportunity — is ensuring that evidence-based recommendations consistently reach and are implemented by providers, veterinarians, public health professionals, employers, community organizations, and households.
Connectus addresses that implementation challenge — not by replacing scientific discovery, but by building the practical systems that help it reach its full potential in everyday life.
Our Approach
Evidence-Based Research & Prevention Recommendations
Scientific research & public health guidelines
Implementation Systems
Practical tools, frameworks & collaboration structures
Multidisciplinary Sectors
Healthcare Providers · Veterinarians · Public Health · Employers · Community Organizations · Households
Improved Public Health
Reduced disease burden across communities
Inaugural Initiative
Our inaugural implementation initiative demonstrates how multidisciplinary implementation systems can strengthen evidence-based disease prevention in practice. By focusing on toxoplasmosis, we are building and testing the collaborative frameworks, practical tools, and coordination structures that can support future prevention initiatives across a range of preventable diseases.
This program brings together physicians, veterinarians, public health professionals, and community stakeholders through a One Health framework — connecting the evidence that exists to the everyday practice that can reduce disease burden.
Program Focus Areas
Evidence-based prevention education for healthcare providers
Veterinary guidance on feline management and zoonotic risk
Community-level prevention communication tools
Household-level risk reduction resources
Multidisciplinary coordination frameworks
Looking Ahead
Connectus is developing reusable implementation systems capable of supporting future disease prevention initiatives while remaining grounded in evidence-based public health and One Health principles.
Our goal is to build lasting infrastructure — practical tools, collaborative structures, and coordination frameworks — that can be adapted to address a range of preventable diseases and create durable, scalable public health improvement.
Governance
The Multidisciplinary Implementation Council is a working implementation council whose members contribute practical expertise to guide implementation strategies across disciplines. Physicians, veterinarians, public health professionals, implementation specialists, educators, community representatives, and other experts work together to ensure that Connectus programs are informed by diverse, real-world knowledge and remain grounded in practical application.
Guiding Principles
Evidence-Based
Every implementation system we develop is grounded in peer-reviewed research and established public health guidelines.
One Health
Recognizing the interconnection of human, animal, and environmental health as essential to effective prevention.
Collaboration
Uniting physicians, veterinarians, public health professionals, and community stakeholders toward shared prevention goals.
Implementation
Designing practical systems that help evidence-based recommendations become scalable and sustainable in everyday settings.
Education
Building knowledge and implementation capacity across all disciplines, sectors, and communities.
Prevention
Prioritizing upstream interventions that reduce disease burden before it occurs.
Continuous Improvement
Iterating on implementation strategies based on evidence, feedback, and real-world outcomes.
Founder
Christopher J. Romano is the founder of the Connectus Initiative, a multidisciplinary effort dedicated to building implementation systems that connect evidence-based disease prevention to everyday practice.
For more than two decades, Christopher has worked at the intersection of healthcare, engineering, design, and implementation. His career has focused on translating complex standards into practical systems that improve safety, reduce risk, and support reliable real-world outcomes.
As Vice President of Design and Development for Aspect Health, Christopher helped lead the planning, design, and development of advanced healthcare facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers and other complex clinical environments. His experience includes the development and construction of advanced surgical facilities, sterile processing departments, and infection-controlled healthcare environments where the consistent implementation of evidence-based protocols is essential to patient safety and clinical excellence.
Christopher has managed construction and renovation projects within active healthcare facilities where infection control, patient safety, operational continuity, and multidisciplinary coordination were critical to protecting patients and healthcare professionals. He has completed OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety training, including hazardous materials awareness and safe handling practices, reflecting a longstanding commitment to risk reduction and implementation excellence.
Christopher is also the inventor of a patented self-contained cat waste disposal device developed to reduce environmental exposure to Toxoplasma gondii and other potential pathogens. That work ultimately inspired the broader vision behind the Connectus Initiative: designing practical implementation systems that help healthcare providers, veterinarians, public health professionals, employers, community organizations, and households consistently translate evidence-based disease prevention recommendations into everyday practice.
Drawing upon experience in healthcare design, infection control, engineering, and multidisciplinary implementation, Christopher founded the Connectus Initiative with the belief that reducing disease burden requires not only scientific discovery, but also practical implementation systems that make evidence-based prevention achievable, scalable, and sustainable in everyday life.
The Connectus Initiative welcomes collaboration from professionals and organizations who share a commitment to strengthening the implementation of evidence-based disease prevention.
Physicians · Veterinarians · Researchers · Public Health Professionals · Employers · Community Organizations · Educators · Implementation Scientists · Healthcare Systems
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