This course was developed by the Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the Federation of the European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) as part of the research project 'Pan-European Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 and future Pandemics and Epidemics' (PERISCOPE). Funded by the European Commission Research Funding programme Horizon 2020 under the Grant Agreement number 101016233, PERISCOPE investigates the broad socio-economic and behavioural impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to make Europe more resilient and prepared for future large-scale risks.
This course is primarily aimed at highly specialised technical professional groups (healthcare authorities, policymakers, researchers and other academics) interested in learning more about the One Health approach. The modules are for participants who are likely to have previous knowledge about the concept in one specific area or pillar but not necessarily in all of them.
The course will provide basic knowledge and contextualisation of One Health in creeping crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Attending the course, participants will identify enablers, limitations, barriers, and next steps in and to the One Health concept and operationalisation.
PERISCOPE website: https://www.periscopeproject.eu/
KI website: https://ki.se/en
FEAM website: https://www.feam.eu/
The intro module consists of two lessons, where the first lesson aims to give a short description of the history and journey of One Health as a framework and the notion of human-animal-environmental health interconnection that it is built upon. The second lesson is an introduction to "creeping crisis", a concept to explain crisis that evolve over time and demands new toolboxes to tackle. After completing the module, participants should have an overview of One Health’s history as well as a deeper understanding of One Health, and the importance in exploring and understanding actual and forthcoming issues that can be found at the human-animal-environmental interface and manifest a creeping crisis.
What's included
2 videos4 readings2 assignments
Show info about module content
2 videos•Total 35 minutes
Lecture with Prof Lotta Berg•20 minutes
Lecture with Prof Mark Rhinard•15 minutes
4 readings•Total 60 minutes
Slides to Lecture with Prof Lotta Berg•10 minutes
One Health introduction•10 minutes
Slides to lecture with Prof Mark Rhinard•10 minutes
Understanding the Creeping Crisis (chapter 1 and 2)•30 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
Creeping crisis •15 minutes
One Health intro•30 minutes
One Health’s current status – gaps, obstacles & imbalances
Module 2•4 hours to complete
Module details
The second module consists of four lessons where the general aim is to explore One Health’s current status and identify ways of moving forward to strengthen the concept’s impact on pandemic preparedness and prevention. This by highlighting the gaps, obstacles, and imbalances that exist within the framework, especially regarding the three sectors of human, animal, and environmental health. The first and second lessons present One Health from a legal perspective and explains how the legal system could be more aligned to One Health in order to safeguard human, animal and environmental health. The third lecture continues where the two previous lessons took off and further explores anthropocentrism and a particular blind spot within One Health: human-animal relations, whereas lesson four focuses on the relation between the health of nature and One Health in the context of pandemic risk and mitigation.
What's included
4 videos6 readings4 assignments
Show info about module content
4 videos•Total 53 minutes
Lecture with Dr. Pedro Villarreal•8 minutes
Lecture with Dr. Saskia Stucki•17 minutes
Lecture with Dr. Aysha Akhtar •18 minutes
Lecture with assoc.Prof Cecilia Stenfors•11 minutes
6 readings•Total 140 minutes
Slides to lecture with Dr. Pedro Villarreal •10 minutes
Pandemic Risk and International Law: Laying the Foundations for Proactive State Obligations. •25 minutes
Additional reading material on One Rights •25 minutes
Slides to lecture with Dr. Aysha Akhtar •10 minutes
Including animals in public health to safeguard health•30 minutes
Additional reading material and links•40 minutes
4 assignments•Total 75 minutes
Pandemic Risk and International Law•15 minutes
One Rights•15 minutes
Current disconnections and blindspots•15 minutes
One Health & the health of the natural world•30 minutes
From theory to practice: how to translate evidence into policy.
Module 3•20 minutes to complete
Module details
In the previous modules, you learned more about the struggle to define "One Health". Due to the complexity of the concept, a correct conceptualization of One Health can enhance its implementation. But how can we translate theory to practice? Policymakers need evidence to inform policy, and scientists play a key role in the process. In this module, you will access resources that reverberate the literature debate around the science-policy nexus. Finally, the module is preparatory for the following ones, which will bring to your attention some case studies where the One Health approach was put into practice and implemented. For this purpose, in this module, you will read more about the operationalization of One Health.
What's included
2 readings
Show info about module content
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Science, policy, and society: the COVID-19 pandemic. •10 minutes
Assessing national institutional capacity for evidence-informed policymaking•10 minutes
The pillars of One Health: best practices.
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
As your familiarity with the conceptualization of One Health and the process to operationalize it has grown, the fourth and the fifth module will provide you with some case studies. Lecturers will discuss successes and challenges in implementing One Health, especially in the COVID-19 pandemic context. This module will zoom into each of the pillars of One Health: human health and food safety, animal health, and environmental health.
What's included
4 videos8 readings4 assignments
Show info about module content
4 videos•Total 39 minutes
Lecture by Dr Hein Imberechts•8 minutes
Lecture by Pr Cristina Schneider•11 minutes
Lecture by Dr Caradee Y Wright•7 minutes
Lecture by Pr Serge Morand•12 minutes
8 readings•Total 80 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Useful links•10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
Food safety and human health: the 'med-vet' example •30 minutes
Rabies control in Brazil•30 minutes
Is environmental health a 'pseudonym' for One Health?•30 minutes
Biodiversity and One Health: global problems and local solutions. •30 minutes
One Health: an interdisciplinary approach.
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
Now that you have deepened your knowledge of each pillar of the One Health approach, you will embrace the concept in its oneness and interdisciplinarity. The fifth module groups case studies that are relevant to topics transversal to human, animal, and environmental health. Particularly, you will learn more about best practices and challenges in implementing One Health when addressing zoonoses, Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR), and climate change.
What's included
3 videos8 readings3 assignments
Show info about module content
3 videos•Total 38 minutes
Lecture by Pr Stephan Zientara•12 minutes
Lecture by Pr Jean-Christophe Giard•12 minutes
Lecture by Pr Kris A Murray•13 minutes
8 readings•Total 80 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
Useful links•10 minutes
Pr Giard's lesson: script•10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
West Nile: an example of a 'One Health' approach•30 minutes
Fight against AMR: lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic•30 minutes
Pandemic macroecology: climate change, biodiversity, ecosystems and health•30 minutes
How can global coordination and governance help the implementation of One Health?
Module 6•4 hours to complete
Module details
In the previous module, you realised how challenging the implementation of One Health could be thanks to the case studies provided by lecturers. This module will offer you an overview of the existing coordination and governance mechanisms to enhance the One Health implementation at the global and regional levels. Some institutions are already a solid reality, others were recently created or are still discussed. This module will nudge you to reflect on the future of Global Health Governance and One Health.
What's included
4 videos6 readings4 assignments
Show info about module content
4 videos•Total 45 minutes
Lecture by Pr Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella•15 minutes
Lecture by Dr Haik Nikogosian•10 minutes
Lecture by Dr Faye Ioannou•10 minutes
Lecture by Dr Anna Okello•10 minutes
6 readings•Total 60 minutes
Useful links•10 minutes
Suggested reading•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
Useful links•10 minutes
Suggested readings•10 minutes
T20 Indonesia: Global Health Security and COVID-19•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
OHHLEP & OFFLU•30 minutes
WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response•30 minutes
One Health approach and the European Commission•30 minutes
The Global Response to Avian Influenza (GRAI) and subsequent formation of the FAO-OIE-UNEP -WHO Quadripartite•30 minutes
One Health and beyond: the potential of expanded connectedness to tackle creeping crises.
Module 7•1 hour to complete
Module details
In this final module, you will hear from the MOOC's organisers: Walter Osika, Senior Specialist at KI; Elin Pöllänen, Research assistant at KI; Emma Martinez Sanchez, Senior Scientific Policy Officer at FEAM; and, Claudia Granaldi, Junior Policy Officer at FEAM. The coordinators of the course will discuss the main take-home messages that emerged from each module and express their views concerning the potential development of 'One Health'. Do not miss the final discussion 'One Health & you'!
What's included
1 video1 reading1 discussion prompt
Show info about module content
1 video•Total 39 minutes
One Health and beyond: the potential of expanded connectedness to tackle creeping crises•39 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Slides•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
One Health & you•10 minutes
Instructor
Instructor ratings
Instructor ratings
We asked all learners to give feedback on our instructors based on the quality of their teaching style.
Politecnico di Milano is a scientific-technological University, which trains engineers, architects and industrial designers.
From 2014 Politecnico di Milano started the release of several MOOCs, developed by the service for digital learning METID (Methods and Innovative Technologies for Learning), giving everybody the chance to enhance personal skills.
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.