The One Health discussion series is open to the public and brings together public health professionals, physicians, veterinarians, environmental researchers and other global health professionals to discuss current research relevant to One Health issues. The Intellectual Exchange Group Series is available to professional and graduate students who wish to participate for credit. The spring semester course is cross-listed at Duke, UNC, and NC State.
Course OverviewThis interdisciplinary course will introduce the concept of One Health as an increasingly important approach to a holistic understanding of disease prevention and the maintenance of human and animal health. The list of topics will include a discussion of bidirectional impact of animal health on human health, the impact of earth’s changing ecology on health, issues of food and water security and preparedness, and the benefits of comparative medicine.
Course ObjectivesStudents will be able to
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For more information, please contact:
Duke: Chris Woods [email protected] UNC: Mamie Sackey Harris, msharris @med.unc.edu NC State: Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, [email protected] |
Additional Information
This course includes a weekly discussion-based seminar off-site at NC Biotechnology Center. The course includes students from Duke, UNC and NCSU from diverse disciplines relevant to One Health, including: human medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental science, public health, global health, public policy, and others.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: No pre-requisites. Senior level undergraduates may take the course with the permission of a course coordinator from their university.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: No pre-requisites. Senior level undergraduates may take the course with the permission of a course coordinator from their university.