Hayvanlardan İnsana Zoonoz Hastalıklar ve Halk Sağlığı

This social awareness project, carried out as a presentation-based event at a nearby

secondary school, is a concrete example of university-community collaboration, with the

voluntary participation of students from the Medical Laboratory Technician program at Hınıs

Vocational School, which offers associate degree-level education. Within the scope of the

event, it made a strategic contribution to protecting public health by raising social awareness

about zoonotic diseases transmitted from animals to humans within the framework of the

“One Health” approach. Tick-borne diseases and biological risk factors encountered in

livestock activities, especially in rural areas, were analyzed in detail through scientific

presentations and interactive sessions with the participation of experts. Information materials

prepared with the active participation of student volunteers facilitated the socialization of

knowledge by translating scientific data into concrete guidelines that the local community

could understand. As a result, the activity has established a sustainable education model for

preventing potential public health crises by reinforcing individual and collective responsibility

awareness. This study, which combines academic knowledge with social awareness, has been

successfully completed as an exemplary educational activity that evaluates traditional

knowledge in the light of modern science. This project was supported by Atatürk University

Social Awareness Projects.