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...health and wellbeing, there is a long history of human endeavour to innovate to improve lives. This is the focus of the next section which explores the evolution of innovation in health and social care in relation to prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social...

...health and wellbeing. It also examines how non-lifestyle related factors – in particular social, economic, cultural and political dimensions – influence a person's health...This free course, Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?, explores the extent to which a person's 'lifestyle' impacts on their health and wellbeing. It also ......

...mental trauma. This material forms part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album Falling: Mary's Story Mary describes her fall, the extent of her injuries and the treatment she received in hospital. Recuperating After Injuries Mary talks about her...

...health researchers on gun violence try to help make some sense of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Florida...[Around 3000 people gathered in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota to unite in the wake of the Orlando, Florida shooting in a gay nightclub.] Crowds gather in Minnesota to mourn the dead of the Orlando nightclub shooting, one of hundreds of vigils which...

...health and wellbeing generally e.g. diet advice, weight loss. As you have seen, there are plenty of benefits and reasons to use the internet for health and care purposes. However, the internet also brings with it a wide range of disadvantages and risks. The next section will explore potential disadvantages and risks of the internet relevant to a particular group of...

...health...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. As part of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series we explore how important it is to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration throughout our lives, as well as regular physical and social activity in older age. Within the series we also explore how this knowledge might be used...

...health This animation explains some of the key issues around breast health, identifies the impact that poor breast support can have on performance, and discusses the benefits of a good sports bra. [Issues in women's health in relation to sport and fitness - Breast Health] Transcript Pelvic floor health This animation explains what the pelvic floor is, why athletes are...

...Health Day? This article raises, and answers, key questions around this event, providing five ways to mark this important day...Find out more about The Open University's Law courses and qualifications. The piece is part of the ‘Free to Bleed: Data Driven Advocacy and Art for Menstrual Justice’ project, an Open University and Vagina Museum collaboration funded by the...