Postgraduate Course: One Health Policy and Practice (VESC11034)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Veterinary Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to introduce the principles of global health governance and policy development in the context of 'One Health' providing a comprehensive overview of the history of international health diplomacy, evaluation of current public health policies in a variety of countries and the identification and formulation of policies, particularly in developing countries influenced by a wide range of external factors. Building appropriate human resource and institutional capabilities that link to institutional, national and regional priorities is a prerequisite for building capacity for health research and for translation of evidence to sustainable delivery of "One Health" measures.
There is a need to address training of and interactions among basic scientists, clinicians, policy makers and practitioners in the potential use and value of policy research and understanding of the policy process to overcome the disconnect between the knowledge gained from scientific health research, disease burden statistics and policy decisions. Policy research contributes skill sets to understand the policy process and ensure research outputs are relevant and accessible to the wide range of actors who may utilize them.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
Understand how health policy is made and how it 'can be changed'.
Understand the evolution of the 'One Health' movement from its historical origins towards a new, innovative, international movement.
Follow the evolution of international health diplomacy to global health governance and the 'policy' frameworks underpinning One Health - identify the main advocates/ stakeholders in the current movement and their contributions.
Understand the challenges that are faced in the 'institutionalizing' One Health.
Discuss the current political and institutional challenges of implementing the One Health approach both in developed and developing countries.
Identify and define the policy 'spaces' that constrain or enable effective cross-sectoral collaboration at the country, regional and global level.
Make recommendations to overcome barriers to effective OH surveillance and formulate an action agenda that draws on these insights to promote successful cross-sectoral solutions to infectious disease threats.
Present examples of knowledge, policies and innovation and action that can be taken based on the successes at the national, regional and global level.
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Assessment Information
| 100% in-course assessment, which will comprise two assessments each worth 50% of the final course mark |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Will include:
An introduction to existing One Health 'policy frameworks' (including case studies and exemplars)
Monitoring policy and how change occurs
How research becomes embedded in policy; evidence for policy
How diseases are prioritised by policy makers
What contribution research can make to policy change The motivation for individual nations to participate in One Health, particularly in its classification as a Global Public Good
How intersectoral initiatives can be promoted (including novel PPP and other partnerships)
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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