After completing this course the student:
- understands the concept of One Health;
- can recognize different disciplines in a One Health issue and understand the interrelations;
- is acquainted with various One Health topics;
- can apply the gained knowledge into their own One Health approach.
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Period (from-till): 24 - 28 September 2018
Course coordinator: Dr. Sara Burt. (OneHealth.MSc@uu.nl)
Faculty:
Ana Maria Roda de Husman, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, 20%
Hans Heesterbeek, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Farm Animal Health, 20%
Len Lipman, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, 20%
Wietske Dohmen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, 20%
Wim van der Poel (guest lecturer), Wageningen UR, 20%
Course description:
“One Health”, is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. The One Health concept recognizes that health of people is connected to (the health of) animals and the environment and vice versa. There are many examples that show how human health is related to animal health and the environment. For instance, some (infectious) diseases can be shared between animals and people. Some diseases emerge in animal populations, for instance because of changes in land use and urbanization, and eventually spill over to human populations. In some cases, vector ecology changes, leading to changes in human and animal (including wildlife) disease patterns. Antimicrobial resistant strains can circulate and be exchanged between human, animal and environmental reservoirs.
In this course several One Health topics, such as ecosystems, environmental reservoirs, contamination in the food chain and global health are highlighted by several research experts. The student will do exercises with these topics, for example by a debate. Students will work in groups and present their own One Health topic at the end of the week.
Assessment:
| Active participation |
40% |
| Assignment |
30% |
| Presentation |
30% |
Literature/study material used:
A reader with relevant background information and ppt presentations.
Several scientific papers will be provided.
Registration:
Please register for this course via the studyguide.
Mandatory for students in own Master’s programme:
Yes, ONEH students
Optional for students in other GSLS Master’s programme:
Yes
Prerequisite knowledge:
Students should have a BSc in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or any other relevant BSc in a Life Sciences field.
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