Exploring One Health: Exciting & diverse group for the One Health IEG

About the One Health Intellectual Exchange Series

This interdisciplinary course will introduce the concept of One Health as an increasingly important approach to a holistic understanding of the prevention of disease and the maintenance of both 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. Learning objectives include 1) to describe how different disciplines contribute to the practice of One Health, 2) to creatively design interdisciplinary interventions to improve Global Health using a One Health model, and 3) to interact with One Health-relevant professionals in the Triangle and beyond. The course aims to include students from Duke, UNC and NC State from diverse disciplines relevant to One Health, including: human medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental science, public health, global health, public policy, and others.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Exciting & diverse group for the One Health IEG

In looking at the student makeup in the One Health Intellectual Exchange Series, I thought it would be interesting to share who we have enrolled. Of the students enrolled and auditing, we have the following represented (some students fit into multiple roles, so total count is not accurate):

3 MD/global health students, including a visiting medical student from Singapore

1 nursing student

6 MPH students with interests in maternal/child health, nutrition and environment

5 global health masters students

6 students with environmental science/management interests

1 undergrad with epidemiology and bushmeat interest

3 vet students

1 infectious disease researcher

As you can see, an interesting mix. Add to that the 30-40 local professionals from all fields that have been attending the weekly sessions. Last night we saw biostatisticians, behavioral researchers, environmental health scientists, vets, entomologists, doctors, etc.