Basic Level – International Short Course on Ecosystem Health

Basic Level - International Short Course on Ecosystem Health THOHUN-Environmental Literacy Institute

What learners know and are able to do after the participation

Strong understanding of the complexity of the environment, domestic and wild animal, and human connections and health issues

Features & Content Areas

Three modules of E-learning on

Module 1: Human, animal and environmental health issues and diseases
Module 2: Fundamentals of infectious disease detection and tools and risk analysis
Module 3: One Health concept and approach, One Health, community outreach and risk communication and social innovation

Course Timimg

Throughout the year

Participation channels & cost

Free of charge

Eligibility

Undergraduate (third year or higher) and graduate students or health practitioners or from government and private sectors. A wide array of academic background such as medicine, public health, veterinary medicine, other health sciences, life sciences, agriculture, environmental resources, wildlife conservation, education, engineering, humanity and social sciences and economy is eligible for course participation. English proficiency in both writing and reading is required for the course participation.

MODULE 1: ONE HEALTH PROBLEMS

1
Pre-test Module 1
12 questions
2
Infectious diseases in animals
3
Environmental change and related disease
4
Antimicrobial resistance
5
Human-Wildlife Conflict
6
Post-test Module 1
12 questions

MODULE 2: RISK DETECTION AND ANALYSIS

1
Pre-test Module 2
13 questions
2
Demonstration of direct fecal smear preparation
3
Mosquito larval collecting technique
4
Mosquito adult trapping technique
5
Mosquito adult identification
6
Water sampling
7
Geographic Information Tools 1: GIS and related tools for One Health
8
Geographic Information Tools 2: Introduction to App-based data collection tools
9
Geographic Information Tools 3: Setting up Epicollect 5
10
Geographic Information Tools 4: Data collection using Epicollect 5
11
Risk Analysis 1: Definitions of hazard, exposure, and risk
12
Risk Analysis 2: Risk analysis for food safety
13
Post-test Module 2
13 questions

MODULE 3: SOCIAL INNOVATION, ONE HEALTH, RISK COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

1
Pre-test Module 3
11 questions
2
Introduction of One Health concept and workforce development
3
Participatory approach
4
Participatory epidemiology
5
Risk communication
6
Introduction to social entrepreneurship and social innovation
7
Steps and case studies on social innovation for One Health
8
Post-test Module 3
11 questions
Enrolled: 20 students
Lectures: 21
Level: Basic