Training of Communication and Leadership for One Health Community Education

Organised in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, the Training of Communication and Leadership for One Health Community Education was held from 16^th to 18^th September 2016. A total of 92 undergraduate students from 5 universities namely Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Penang Medical College and Universiti Malaysia Kelantan were involved in this program. The program achieved all the objectives aimed at promoting the One Health concept to the community, to train future workforce of the One Health program, and also to develop students’ communication and leadership skills. Using the concept of foster families, 2-3 students were assigned to a foster family while promoting health knowledge using the material provided to the families. The communities involved also had the opportunities to attend health talks, a health screening test and health exhibitions. This program not only exposed students to the larger and worthy experiences but also provided the opportunity for the students to give back and reach out to the community.