General course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to provide participants with a background for understanding the concepts of One Health and a thorough introduction to the challenges and opportunities related to the One Health approach. By mixing basic concepts and illustrative examples (e.g. zoonoses, drug resistance and chemical contaminants), the participants are introduced to epidemiology, source tracking, risk and disease burden assessments, intervention options, and cross-disciplinary prevention and control scenarios. Cross cutting issues such as critical thinking and risk communication will be included in all themes addressing health in relation to humans, animals and the environment. The acquired knowledge can be used to improve risk management decision making and facilitating solutions to the challenges.
Learning objectives: After the course, the participants will
Knowledge:
Understand the One Health concept and its cross-sectorial perspectives
Know and be able to describe One Health cases within various areas
Know of the main methods to analyse the impact on human and animal health issues related to microbial and chemical contamination
Know of the principles for prioritising intervention between different health issues
Know of the principles for identifying methods for prevention and control of infectious diseases, food safety threats, antimicrobial resistance and dietary health risks
Know of the advantages and challenges of applying One Health approaches in industry and public administrations
Skills:
Be able to apply various One Health methods to specific topics
Be able to discuss and respond to One Health issues
Be able to identify the roles, responsibilities and needs of key stakeholders in One Health challenges
Competences:
Be able to identify challenges that need One Health approaches to be solved or mitigated, and be able to contribute critically to the implementation of the One Health approach when needed.
Be a valuable collaborator to stakeholders in One Health challenges by being aware of the core competences that each participant brings into the One Health collaborative groups.
