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Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy
Money & Business

Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy

...business adapt and survive in the future. The briefing aimed to: Give new insights and perspectives into your business Explain how to make you business more responsible Suggest how to improve your reputation in the eyes of the public Read more: Breakfast Briefing: Business Legitimacy - ‘Staying on the “right” side of public opinion… and how to avoid controversy’...
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...public and the policeUltimately, we need to move away from an ‘us’ and ‘them’ orientation (whether from a police or community position) and work towards building bridges and increasing communication between the public and the police. Part of the way forward will necessitate changing mindsets and behaviours to increase dialogue and transparency between communities...
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Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are mobile phones increasing health inequality in India?

...health information - for those that have them. But some practitioners are worrying about those left behind, reports Aisling Irwin...[A 2011 poster from a campaign to encourage immunisation against polio] This successful 2011 campaign used posters as part of a drive to encourage immunisation against polio. Would future mobile-facing campaigns be as effective? Widespread...
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Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...Woods, P. and Bentall, R.P., (2018). ‘Academic and non-academic predictors of student psychological distress: the role of social identity and loneliness’. Journal of Mental Health, 27:3, 230-239. Richardson, T., Elliott, P. and Roberts, R., (2017) ‘Relationship between loneliness and mental health in students’. Journal of Public Mental Health, 16(2), pp.48-54....
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The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...health impact of coronavirus among linguists can tell us about the mental health impact of coronavirus in society...COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down, leaving an impact for which no one was prepared. People all over the world are experiencing a shared crisis and its consequences are likely to be far-reaching, requiring resourcefulness, courage and strength to...
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Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...public to health risks from legionnaire's disease. Section 3(1) of the Act places a duty on an employer to: ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health and safety. The issue of legal concern was the interpretation of the phrase ‘exposed to risks’. The...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
Health, Sports & Psychology

Innovation in health and social care: social and historical

...health and social care: social and historical, focuses on digital technologies and innovations in health and social care and explores the types of innovations that are available and the impact this has on the individuals using them. You will also gain an insight into the potential advantages and disadvantages of these innovations. ...This free course, Innovation in health...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy
History & The Arts

The Italian Patient: Health care in Renaissance Italy

...health care, and Katherine Park shows that autopsies were often performed...[Picture of Benivieni] There was a vast array of health care options because the practice of medicine was not seen as an exclusively professional business - anyone could do it. Physicians with university degrees treated internal illnesses. Surgeons, who learnt by apprenticeship, treated wounds,...
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