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Sustainable Food Teach-Out
by Michaela Zint- 4.6
Approx. 7 hours to complete
Did you know that a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions come from food and agricultural systems? Join other participants and a range of experts in this Teach-Out to explore the complexities of the food system and how we can, individually and collectively, create food habits that reduce our impact on climate change....
Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets
by Roni Neff , Becky Ramsing , Brent Kim , Pamela Rhubart Berg- 4.8
Approx. 7 hours to complete
What we eat and how we produce that food have significant effects on human health and the sustainability of our planet. Wasted Food: Putting 40% of our Food Supply in the Landfill Food Resilience: No Regrets; Conclusions: Don’t Press Snooze! Climate Impact of Foods Climate Impact of Diets in the US...
Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management
by Dr. Jim Lowe, DVM, MS, Dip ABVP (Food Animal) , Dr. Brian Aldridge, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dip ACVIM (Large Animal), MRCVS- 4.8
Approx. 19 hours to complete
Learn about the impact of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production by understanding the science of growth, immunity, and infection and by learning the problem-solving skills needed to advance animal health and food production through optimal management practices. Welcome to Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management! Week 6: Infectious Disease and the World's Food...
An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health
by Keeve Nachman, PhD, MHS , Robert S. Lawrence, MD , Pamela Rhubart Berg- 4.7
Approx. 24 hours to complete
A food system encompasses the activities, people and resources involved in getting food from field to plate. Food Production, the Ecosystem, Diet, and Public Health, Part 1 (Lawrence) Food Production, the Ecosystem, Diet, and Public Health, Part 2 (Lawrence) Food Production, the Ecosystem, Diet, and Public Health, Part 3 (Lawrence) Food System Sustainability and Resilience...
Feeding the World
by David Galligan , James Ferguson- 4.7
Approx. 20 hours to complete
This course will explore the concepts driving current food production science (population growth, urbanization, emerging affluence, resource constraints, and underlying biological limits) with the main focus on livestock production. Each of the major food animal species (dairy, swine, beef, and poultry) will be covered in terms of their universal life cycles, constraints to production and emerging societal issues....
How Food is Made. Understanding Food Processing Technologies
by Anna-Sophie Stübler , Richard Frazier (Educator) , Camila Massri- 0.0
4
The history of food processing – why it emerged and why it is importantExamples of both traditional and innovative food processing technologies and the products they affectConsideration of the advantages and disadvantages of specific food processing technologies, their impact on health, safety, quality and sustainabilityHow EU law keeps the consumer safe and healthy and food on the supermarket shelves...
Free
Teaching Impacts of Technology: Fundamentals
by Beth Simon- 4.9
Approx. 11 hours to complete
In this course you’ll focus on the fundamentals of teaching the impacts of technology, starting by exploring how you interact with and benefit from technology in a typical 24 hour period, such as the desire for instant food and entertainment. Impacts (Entertainment): Streaming for entertainment and education, Environmental impact of Internet, YouTube culture...
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Agri-Food Systems Analysis
by Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM- 0.0
8 Weeks
Discuss the complexity and impact of changes in policies, business practices, and technologies have on global food systems and food supply chains. Analyze how individual’s lifestyles, international business operations, policies of health care, energy, and food, environmental changes, and so on impact global food systems’ biodiversity and ecosystem....
$199
The Ethics of Eating
by Andrew Chignell , William Starr , Adam Bendorf , Kimberly Brewer- 0.0
4 Weeks
Join a diverse group of philosophers, food scientists, activists, industry specialists, and farmers in this exciting discussion. Should states restrict their citizens' food choices so as to encourage healthy eating? And how do we, as a society, implement effective food policies for a rapidly expanding world population? Mark Bittman, cookbook author and New York Times food writer...
$25
Sustainable Global Food Systems
by Dr Fiona Borthwick , Dr Jonathan Hillier , Dr Elaine Bannerman- 0.0
5 Weeks
Discover the importance of sustainable food systems on a global scale. This course examines food security from a food systems perspective and illustrates the major global challenges present, from the environmental impact of food production to the public health impacts of current and future diets. Understand the key global challenges relating to food systems...
$49