Introduction to OH:
These resources are appropriate for inclusion in introductory public health coursework, and also in other coursework where an understanding of OH is highly relevant.
Further Resources: Find more OH introductory video resources linked here.
Biostatistics - Incorporating One Health:
With the operationalization of One Health, biostatistics methods and tools have emerged that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Biostatistics, mathematical modeling, & geographic information systems (GIS)
Environmental Health Sciences - Incorporating OH:
A focus on the environment can help to ensure the environmental component of OH is not left out2.
Climate Change & OH
Human activity, inclusive of animal-based economic activity, has been observed to have profound climatological effects on the natural and built environment, as well as animals and humans alike.
Environmental toxins & OH
This topic often presents some of the most clearly “One Health”-related problems; toxic substances spread in the environment harm plants, animals, and humans.
Wildlife, conservation medicine, & ecosystem & OH
This topic has gained particular worldwide prominence after the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in human populations. The role of wildlife conservation and related topics is widely considered to be of central importance in global and public health3–8.
Further Resources: Find more OH video resources on climate, plants, and the environment linked here.
Epidemiology - Incorporating OH:
Considered the “mother science” of public health, epidemiology’s relative significance to One Health is no different. Much attention in scholarship and practice is given to the nonrandomness of disease and health outcomes between human, nonhuman animals, and often environmental factors. The example below goes over a selection of these. Biostatistics classes may benefit the most from this resource by constructing “story problems” inspired by human-animal-environment interactions described below.
OH in basic epidemiology
OH, zoonoses, & emerging infectious diseases (EIDs)
A hallmark of the One Health movement, zoonotic disease and its control is often one of the most discussed and actionalized segments of One Health. When teaching about One Health it is incumbent upon the instructor to remind students that One Health is applicable in many arenas beyond zoonotic diseases as revealed in this compilation of resources.
Further Resources: Find more OH video resources on zoonoses & emerging infectious diseases linked here.
Vector-borne diseases & OH
Considering the ecological factors dictating vector behavior, vector-borne diseases include each element of the OH triad.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) & OH
A common consideration within zoonotic disease risk especially, consequences and causes of AMR lie within all domains of the OH triad.
Further Resources: Find more OH video resources on AMR linked here.
Food security & safety in the framework of OH
Further Resources: Find more OH video resources related to food security linked here.
Health Policy & Management - Incorporating OH:
OH is a prominent topic of high-level discussion regarding zoonoses control, among other subjects. The role of OH-related topics in personal health is also increasingly considered in population-level healthcare systems.
Governance, policy, & OH
After over a decade since its entrance into the popular discussion, One Health began to be implemented in high-level governmental and intergovernmental health programs as well as in industry.
Further Resources: Find more OH governance & policy video resources linked here.
Social & Behavioral Sciences - Incorporating OH:
Increasing evidence, discussed in the materials below, emphasizes the impacts that humans, pets, other animals, and nature have on the wellbeing of one another. Working to develop frameworks of wellbeing and ethics is an emerging topic within OH.
Human-animal bond, mental health, & non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
There are various OH connections felt to have the largest impact on psychosocial health outcomes, and toxic NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity.
Further Resources: Find more issues related to OH and social sciences/issues on YouTube here. Find Webinars on related topics here.
OH in public health ethics & social issues
OH is a variably-defined concept. It sometimes has indefinite implementation, with difficulties measuring outcomes. Because of this, OH is ripe ground for public health ethics and bioethics. This is particularly true with regard for how best to fund OH activities.
Communication & Informatics - Incorporating OH:
An important element of OH is communicating the subjects it represents to technical persons who may benefit from seeing things in a more connected fashion, as well as to general audiences.
Diversity, Culture, & OH:
Important in OH is the incorporation of inclusive cultural practices to maximize the impact of OH and public health practice, and to synergize the efforts of diverse teams working towards these outcomes.
Leadership, Professionalism, & OH:
Within public health leadership, OH can be incredibly helpful as a lens through which all relevant personnel can view the contributions of their work. Connecting those across diverse ranges of expertise using a OH model is increasingly popular within public health leadership.
One Health Collaborations
Public Health Biology framed in OH:
Some of the largest initial success of the OH movement has been creating awareness of the importance of research across similar biological systems; most often within the field of comparative medicine.
Comparative Medicine & Research
OH & Program Planning:
OH partnerships, as discussed under “Leadership, Professionalism, & OH”, require detailed management and implementation. This is where viewing public health practice within the context of program planning is most significant. These can be viewed as objectives toward which to build OH collaborations, or ways to build further on pre-existing partnerships.
Systems Thinking & OH:
Systems thinking represents one of the newest items within the MPH core competency framework, and itself corresponds to the inter-linkedness emphasized in OH.
Additional Resources:
Examples of student work in OH
There are many examples of student work in OH that may serve as inspiration for coursework, student scientific work, or creative components of an MPH program. A list of relevant video content can be found here.
General OH MPH resources
OH video content, organized by subject matter, language, content creator, and other categories can be found here.
The One Health Commission’s resources for higher education can be found here. Of special note may be the Book Chapters and Books sections of its library.
See this ASPPH One Health webinar, November 9, 2021
Organizational educational resource pages
Many of the resources above were drawn from the websites below:
Resources available with free account or registration:
These resources were not featured above.
Other Relevant materials:
Roopnarine R, Boeren E, Regan J, The Missing Professional Perspective: Medical, Veterinary, and Dual Degree Public Health Student Perceptions of One Health, Frontiers in Public Health Vol 9, 2021, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.704791
Moving towards the right to ‘health for all’ by training the public health and wider health workforce on climate change and health: Climate action through public health education and training, Joint statement by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and the EU Health Policy Platform
Pappaioanou M, Spencer H. "One Health" initiative and ASPH. Public Health Reports Vol.123, 2008, PMID: 19006965
Schmidt P, Trvejo R, Tkalcic S, Veterinary Public Health in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum at the Western University of Health Sciences, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education Vol 35, 2008, DOI: 10.3138/jvme.35.2.212
5 May, 2022 EuroHealthNet was part of a Joint Statement by the EU Health Policy Platform’s thematic network “Climate action through public health education and training”. This network is led by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). See:
Moving towards the right to ‘health for all’ by training the public health and wider health workforce on climate change and health: Joint statement by the EU Health Policy Platform’s thematic network “Climate action through public health education and training”
"Planetary Health and One Health concepts are currently not central to public health education; this is creating an unprepared workforce. Education that improves climate-health literacy helps build consensus and becomes the foundation for the acquisition of the expertise required to contribute to the solution of climate problems, build understanding of the gravity of the twin crises of climate and health, the urgency of the threat, awareness about what can be done and the skills to work with others to take the first steps…..6. Including concepts such as One Health and Planetary Health in the development of public health and healthcare professionals’ education frameworks in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuous professional development, recognising the ongoing contribution of experts and people with lived experience in these areas." https://tinyurl.com/2trbxxmp
Sources
- What is the Curriculum for a Master of Public Health Degree? Healthcare Management Degree Guide. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.healthcare-management-degree.net/faq/mph-curriculum/
- Environment: the neglected component of the One Health triad - The Lancet Planetary Health. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(18)30124-4/fulltext
- A Call to Stop the Next Pandemic | Stories | WWF. World Wildlife Fund. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/a-call-to-stop-the-next-pandemic
- COVID-19 and Wildlife Trade: Perspectives and Proposed Actions | Pages | WWF. World Wildlife Fund. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/covid-19-and-wildlife-trade-perspectives-and-proposed-actions
- Felbab-Brown V. Preventing pandemics through biodiversity conservation and smart wildlife trade regulation. Brookings. Published January 25, 2021. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.brookings.edu/research/preventing-pandemics-through-biodiversity-conservation-and-smart-wildlife-trade-regulation/
- Mallapaty S. Scientists call for pandemic investigations to focus on wildlife trade. Nature. 2020;583(7816):344-344. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02052-7
- How Wildlife Exploitation and Habitat Loss Fuel Pandemic Risk. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/wildlife-exploitation-and-pandemic-risk/index.html
- To prevent the next pandemic, it’s the legal wildlife trade we should worry about. Animals. Published May 7, 2020. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/to-prevent-next-pandemic-focus-on-legal-wildlife-trade
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