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== [[Animal health]] has moved to it's own page. ==
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If you came looking for that content, please go [[Animal health | here]] instead.
== The Importance of Animal Health to Human Health ==


== Watch This Space ==
* Children in rural communities are often directly engaged in the care of their family's livestock and they may live in close association with domesticated animals.


==[[User:Cjl/Sandbox]]==
* Improvements in the health of livestock can lead directly to improvements in nutritional and economic status as well as water/sanitation and environmental conditions. All of these can have a critical impact on learning.


== Messing with .info file ==
* Human health can be adversely impacted by disease in livestock through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoonoses zoonoses] (diseases passed from animals to humans). Examples include some of the most pressing public health concerns in the developing world (e.g. parasitic diseases, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenzavirus_A avian flu], etc.).


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* Education on topics of biological interest (e.g. reproduction) that may be culturally sensitive when approached in the context of human biology, may be less contoversial in the context of animal husbandry.


Draft library.info file
== Special Localization Issues ==


[Library]
Different regions will have different species of domesticated animals (e.g. llamas in Peru, water buffalo in SouthEast Asia, etc.) and even where the same species are domesticated, different breeds or other conditions may exist that will require some careful tailoring to local circumstances, above and beyond translation into local languages. Input from sources familiar with local conditions and practices will be very important.
name = Animal_health
global_name =
long_name = Animals and Health
library_version = 1
host_version = 1
l10n = false
locale = en
category =
subcategory =
icon =
activity = Browse
activity_start = bundle_index.html


== Livestock of interest ==


Not sure how to assign global_name.
* Sheep
* Goats
* Llamas/alpacas
* Pigs
* Cows
* Water Buffalo
* Yak
* Oxen
* Camels
* Chickens
* Geese
* Ducks
* Rabbits
* Honeybees
* Aquaculture (fish or shellfish farming)


Will host_version be 2 by the time this comes together?
== Possible Content / Organization resources ==


With any luck, "locale = en" can be expanded to something morelike "locales = en_US;en_UK;es_PE;es_AR;"
Many of the following are non-profit or government supported or affiliated organizations and hopefully copyright issues should be fairly straight-forward.


Categorization?
=== Organizations with world-wide reach in animal health ===
category = health or


category = science
==== [http://www.peacecorps.gov/ Peace Corps] ====


sub-category?
==== Heifer International ====


Find or create an new icon for this or does uniwiki.png or science.png fit? May not matter, this is only at top category level, not bundle level.
* [http://www.heifer.org/ Heifer International] is an NGO that is deeply involved in these issues in many of the same communities being targeted for OLPC XO deployments. For instance, there is a [http://www.hpinepal.org.np/ Heifer Nepal] affiliate. The Heifer [http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201465/ mission] to end world hunger and their [http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201546/ conerstone principles] appear to be consistent with OLPC's efforts. An OLPC/Heifer partnership on animal health content development would provide Heifer with a new distribution channel for their educational materials and provide OLPC with access to localized content from Heifer's many [http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.2665753/ community partners] in the developing world.


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==== Heifer Affiliates ====
** [http://www.bothar.org/ Bothar] An Irish charity founded in 1991, Bothar provides cows, goats and financial support to Heifer's projects in Africa and Eastern Europe.
** [http://www.vivaaid.ie/ VIVA] (Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance])
** [http://www.sendacow.org.uk/ Send a Cow] A British charity founded in 1988, Send a Cow helps fund Heifer's projects in Africa.
** [http://www.heifer.nl/ Heifer Netherlands] Founded in 1998 to support Heifer's programs in Eastern Europe and Africa, Heifer Netherlands raises money from European foundations, companies and individuals.
** [http://www.heiferhk.org/tc_chi/index.htmlHeifer Hong Kong] Formed in 2000, this group is raising funds in Asia for Heifer's projects in China.

==== Veterinarians Without Borders ====

There are various organizations modeled as the veterinary equivalent of Doctors without Borders. Veterinarians from around the world working in developing countries to improve the lives of animals and people.

** [http://www.vwb-vsf.ca/ VWB/VSF-Canada] Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières
** [http://www.veterinarianswithoutborders.org/ VWB-US]
** [http://www.veterinariossinfronteras.org/ Veterinarios Sin Fronteras]
** [http://www.avsf.org/uk/ Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans Frontières]

=== Local Governmental resources ===

* Many areas will have some form of training outreach from the local agricultural ministry (cooperative extension programs). Providing the XO as a platform for the distribution of these materials (which would be pre-localized) may create OLPC champions outside the education ministry.

=== Content by/for children ===

There are a number of organizations in the United States focusing on youth that may be resources for child-developed or child-focused content.

* [http://www.ffa.org/ Future Farmers of America]

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-H 4-H] in the United States is a youth organization administered by the Cooperative Extension System of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
** [http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/ National 4-H Headquarters]
** [http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/4h_atlas.htm 4-H World Atlas]
** [http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/ National Directory of 4-H Council]
** [http://www.4-hdirectory.org/ National Directory of 4-H Materials]
** [http://www.4husa.org/ 4HUSA.org], an interactive 4-H online community and a resource for 4-H information.

== People ==

* [[User:cjl| CJL]]

== Random Stuff ==

* [http://extensionenespanol.net/ Extensión en Español]
A national clearinghouse for Spanish-language educational resources operated by and for Extension professionals

* [http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072351136/41237/Spanish_glossary.pdf McGraw-Hill English/Spanish anatomy/physiology glossary]

* [http://www.mhhe.com/links/index.html McGraw-Hill Link Collection]

* [http://books.quia.com/books/bookstore.html Quia Books Bookstore]

category:Content
category:health

Latest revision as of 15:32, 20 December 2009

Animal health has moved to it's own page.

If you came looking for that content, please go here instead.

Watch This Space

User:Cjl/Sandbox

Messing with .info file

Draft library.info file [Library] name = Animal_health global_name = long_name = Animals and Health library_version = 1 host_version = 1 l10n = false locale = en category = subcategory = icon = activity = Browse activity_start = bundle_index.html Not sure how to assign global_name. Will host_version be 2 by the time this comes together? With any luck, "locale = en" can be expanded to something morelike "locales = en_US;en_UK;es_PE;es_AR;" Categorization? category = health or category = science sub-category? Find or create an new icon for this or does uniwiki.png or science.png fit? May not matter, this is only at top category level, not bundle level.

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