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Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...profile of suicide prevention and compel mental health authorities to consider their own practices. At Magellan Health Services in Arizona, where Covington was an early adopter of Zero Suicide before moving to RI International, the network has reported a 50 per cent fall in the suicide rate in the past 10 years. “We had an enormous pushback in our community and...
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Article 15 mins
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...et al., 2011). The pathogens causing diarrhoeal diseases are transmitted in contaminated food and water and from hand to mouth (the faecal–oral route). A major underlying cause is the shaming fact that in 2010 around 780 million people (11% of the global population) lacked access to improved sources of drinking water (Figure 2), and 2.5 billion – 37% of the world’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...style, analysis of the ways it depicts children and childhood, or consideration of its place in the history of children’s literature. Activity 1 How adults experience children’s literature Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Think of any children’s book in any language that you’ve read. You may have read the book as a child, or have experienced it with a child more...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Engineering: The challenge of temperature
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The challenge of temperature

...profile after some time of diffusion must follow the trends of Figure 19. [Figure 19] Figure 19 'Coloured' atoms diffuse across the boundary A-A′ It is easy to see that the gradient of concentration encourages the change of composition. In Figure 19 random jumping will move more 'coloured' atoms across the plane A–A′ from right to left than the other way, simply...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...et al. (2000), and Holt and Newton (2004). The new problems may sometimes be made more complex when older laws, drafted before software and the internet existed, get reinterpreted for this new context. The internet in particular has caused the law to become more international – for when crimes are committed on the internet, it is frequently not clear where,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...profiles below. Each individual has a different view of how the OU should seek to create and capture value. Following each profile, make some notes in the box about which model of value creation they represent and why. Here are the theories again: Value Chains Value Based Management Systems Thinking Real Options Theory Bureaucratic Theory OU Value Creator 1: Jack ‘Hi...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...et al., 2010). Skill training and personal development become central when demands on service change or increase, when roles are altered and resources are updated. Investment in skills by individual practitioners and their employers is necessary if the service is to remain responsive and able to seize new opportunities. Activity 4 Make a note in the box below regarding...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...profile and downloaded your badge as a PNG file or your statement of participation as a PDF to submit your badge for use towards the first assessment on E822...Introduction and guidance: What is a badged course? - While studying Becoming an ethical researcher you have the option to work towards gaining a digital badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs