One Health: Human and Animal Health in a Changing Environment

Course Details

  • Acronym ENV H 439/539
  • Instructor(s) Julianne Mesiner
  • Credits 3
  • Meeting Times TTh 1030-1150
  • Location HSEB 245
  • Prerequisites BIOL 180

Course Description

Case based exploration of the One Health concept, connecting human, animal, and environmental health. Topics include emerging zoonotic infectious diseases transmitted between humans and animals, animals as sentinels of environmental hazards, the human-animal bond, and the comparison of spontaneous diseases between human and animals. Includes two optional field trips.