Overview
An introduction to the One Health approach to understanding the ecology of infectious disease.
Understanding the impact of human, animal and ecosystem factors and the relationships between them on infectious diseases, is an important emerging public health approach. This is a one-off paper taught primarily by Prof Jakob Zinsstag-Klopfenstein, a world expert in One Health. It will introduce students to integrated approaches to health, and some of the methods used in understanding and responding to health issues at the animal-human interface, including case studies.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic: One Health |
|---|---|
| Subject | Public Health |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,644.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MA, MHealSc, MSc, MPH, DPH, PGDipArts, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPHC, PGCertPH, PGCertPHC
- Notes
- (i) PGCertPHC and PGDipPHC students require approval from the Board of Studies in Primary Health Care to enrol for this paper.
- Eligibility
Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline or recognised equivalent.
- Contact
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin Campus: publichealth.dunedin@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on postgraduate studies in Public Health
- Teaching staff
Convenor: Associate Professor Patricia Priest
Lecturer: Professor Jakob Zinsstag-Klopfenstein- Paper Structure
Individual sessions will include coverage of:
- Theoretical foundation of One Health
- Quantitative and qualitative One Health methods
- Methods for the control of infectious disease
- Teaching Arrangements
Distance taught - participation in weekly videoconference and discussion board required.
- Textbooks
Zinsstag, J., Schelling, E., Waltner-Toews, D., Whittaker, M., Tanner, M., One Health: The theory and practice of integrated health approaches. 2015: CABI.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical foundations of One Health
- Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative and qualitative One Health methods
- Review and evaluate the One Health methods for control of infectious disease
- Assessment details
- Assignment 1: Written assignment
- Assignment 1: Written assignment
- Assignment 3: Oral presentation