ONEHTHCRTU - One Health

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Community, Environment & PolUndergraduate CertificateCERTU - Undergraduate Certificate

Program Type

Undergraduate Certificate

College

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Career

Undergraduate

Program Description

The Undergraduate Certificate in One Health will provide the current and future public health workforce professional additional knowledge and skills regarding the protection of the public's health by being able to create better surveillance on the interaction between human health, animal health and the environment. Students will be able to complete the 12 unit program in one year. The Public Health workforce will upgrade their knowledge and skills regarding the importance of epidemiology, the environment, outbreaks and disease prevention and surveillance as in relation to protecting the Public's Health.

Learning Outcomes

- Demonstrate conceptual skills in addressing zoonotic diseases from One Health perspectives
- Critique public health interventions utilized in regard to effectiveness of reducing the spread of disease as well as ethical considerations
- Provide environmental description for major causes of communicable diseases
- Specify emerging environmentally acquired illnesses (EAIs) and related outcomes
- Understand the connections between global health and local experiences (Globalization and Health)