Conservation with Communities for One Health

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This course integrates life, social, and medical sciences with the humanities to explore the concept of One Health, the idea that the health of the environment, animals, and people are all inextricably linked. The course provides a comprehensive framework that enables students to critically examine varied perspectives and expand their view of the world, skills that are essential to a career in the interdisciplinary fields of One Health, Planetary Health and Conservation Medicine. The course also serves as a preparatory course for a subset of students who will be selected for international field experiences to work with communities to conserve endangered rhinoceroses and great apes with our partners in Indonesia (Ujung Kulon National Park and Alliance of Integrated Forest Conservation) and Africa (Jane Goodall Institute).