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Global Health Policy Certificate

THE UNIERITY OF TOKYO   - 4 wks Course Hiroshi Nishiura Professor and Chair Graduate School of Medicine In this course, learners will become familiar with principles and theories of global health problems, and major challenges and controversies in improving global population health as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyze and interpret issues and challenges for policy. Topics will include health and foreign policy, health governance, acute disease surveillance, non-communicable diseases, burden of disease, universal health coverage, health systems strengthening, health financing, and human resources for health and ageing. WEEK 1 Global Health Policy and Governance There are four modules in this lecture series. We will start with key issues in current global health policy and governance. The year 2015 reminded political leaders and the public that people’s safety is a genuine challenge at a time of disease epidemics, terrorism, refugee and migration crise...

Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During COVID-19 Certificate

University of Toronto - 4 wks Course Professor Steve Joordens Department of Psychology University of Toronto Never in the history of humanity have so many people been feeling intense anxiety related to COVID-19 and the world it will leave in its wake. The intent of this course is to give you a deeper understanding of the anxiety reaction as it relates to various aspects of our current life, ranging from our consumption of news to the way we talk to our children about this. I will also give you clear strategies for managing and, in fact, turning off the anxiety response at least for short periods. My sincere hope is that you will leave this course with a better understanding of how your brain reacts to crises, along with some powerful tools for managing it before it manages you. University of Toronto Established in 1827, the University of Toronto is one of the world’s leading universities, renowned for its excellence in teaching, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as...

The New Nordic Diet from Gastronomy to Health Certificate

University of Copenhagen - 5 WKS Arne Astrup, Head Professor, MD, DMSc Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS) Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen Completed by  Dawid F. Prestini January 3, 2021 5 weeks Grade Achieved: 89.08% Certifies their successful completion of The New Nordic Diet - from Gastronomy to Health The New Nordic Diet is a new food culture developed in 2009-13 with key emphasis on gastronomy, health, and environment. Major research in its effect on acceptability, behaviour and learning skills, and disease prevention have been conducted by the OPUS centre at the University of Copenhagen and the people behind the award-winning restaurant Noma in Copenhagen. This course will give the participants the opportunity to experience a healthy and palatable new food and eating concept diet “The New Nordic Diet” and an understanding of how food and diets can affect mental and physical health and ensure the foundation for a healthier life style for futur...