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 Overview

This 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 Objectives

Students will be able to
  1. Describe how different disciplines contribute to the practice of One Health.
  2. Discuss how interdisciplinary interventions can improve Global Health using a One Health model.
  3. Interact with One Health-relevant professionals in the Triangle and beyond. 
For more information, please contact: 

Duke: Chris Woods chris.woods@duke.edu 
UNC: Mamie Sackey Harris,  
msharris @med.unc.edu
NC State: Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf, suzanne_stoskopf@ncsu.edu

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.