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Globalisation and health
Society, Politics & Law

Globalisation and health

...play a crucial role in determining publid health policy Global partnership The role of the private sector in the public health arena. Working in global partnerships Partnerships require both strict accountability and a spirit of compromise from the various participants. The next big challenge: mental health Mental health issues as the next big public health challenge....
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Audio 24 mins
Pharmacotherapy while ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

...mental health and wellbeing. You might be interested in short – public facing articles listed below and OU & Parks Trust YouTube Channel. Resources Vseteckova J (2020) Ageing Well Public Talk Series https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/health/the-ageing-well-public-talks Vseteckova J (2020) How to age well, while self-isolating
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Video 10 mins
International Men's Day
Miscellaneous

International Men's Day

...mental and physical wellbeing...International Men’s Day takes place worldwide on 19 November. It celebrates the “positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities” and this collection of OpenLearn resources is designed to reflect that message. This year we also acknowledge the theme of “zero male suicide”, and hope our article on the subject,...
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Article 5 mins
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...mental rather than verbal representation – is of someone believing that cinema tickets are half-price on Tuesdays. This is a belief about how things are. Things may be that way or they may not be that way; in either case, the believer is representing them as being that way to herself or to himself – once again in an intuitive sense of ‘represent’. This course...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Secret History of Sterilisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Secret History of Sterilisation

...mental deficiency’. In some countries, dark, forbidding institutions enforced sterilisations and actively prevented social and sexual activity among residents. But as we hear in this moving programme presented by Liz Tilley from The Open University, the reasons behind decisions to sterilise these women were complex and sometimes unexpected... A Secret History of...
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Audio 16 mins
World-Changing Women: Emily Davies
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Emily Davies

...mental in improving a woman's place in society and strived for equality. Read her story here... Emily Davies England 1860 - 1921 Higher Education [Emily Davies image] Emily Davies portrait by Rudolph Lehmann, 1880 In mid nineteenth-century England the world of higher education, like many others, was closed to women. Many people opposed the idea of women’s education on a...
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Article 5 mins
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...mental disorders like depression are the foremost experts in what that feels like for them, which can determine what ways are most effective at alleviating their distress. Yet, this immensely valuable expertise often remains untapped. In the healthcare system, there may not always be enough time to devote to unpicking the rich accounts of people’s experiences, but as...
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Article 10 mins
10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...mental health and exercise releases endorphins. So you don’t have to be training hard or going to the gym to keep active - there are lots of ways to feel the benefits, whatever your level of fitness. Free Course: Exercise and mental health 2: Eat well [sliced fruits in a ceramic bowl] What we eat can affect the way we feel. Eating regularly will help your blood sugar...
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Article 10 mins