Get healthy, stay healthy.
Our general health and wellness courses are for anyone who wants to be informed on a wide array of health-related topics, including:
- mental and emotional wellbeing
- body language
- cancer and other major health issues
- diet and digestive issues
Our instructors are health professionals and experts in their fields who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise with the community.
For information on submitting a course proposal, please contact the program area.
See the “courses” tab below for more information on available courses.
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"23 and Me": Personal Genetic Information in the Age of Personalized Medicine
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An Introduction to Neuroscience
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Body Language Level I: Unlocking the Secrets of Subtle Communication
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Body Language Level II: Further Communication
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Boundaries 101: Where You End and I Begin
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Brain-Based Changes in Aging
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Building Resiliency on the Front Line
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Constructive Use of Anger
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s: Current Research
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Digital Detox
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Emotional Intelligence Level 1
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Emotional Intelligence Level 2: Advanced Principles
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Epigenetics and Personalized Medicine
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Feeling Positive 1: Applying the Benefits of Positive Psychology in Everyday Life
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Feeling Positive 2: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
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From Health Care Reform to Reform for Health: Towards a Sustainable Health Care System
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Headache: A Medical Approach to Cause and Treatment
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Healthy Aging: Supporting Balanced Immune Function
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Healthy Aging: Diet and Longevity
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Healthy Aging and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet
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Hoarding: Risk Assessment at the Door
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How to be Confident without Feeling Self-Important
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Investing for Financial Wellness
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Living Consciously: Expanded
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More Than Money: Making the Most of Retirement
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Navigating Menopause
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Reframing Stress
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Stop Blaming, Start Loving
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Sugar and Cancer: Implications for your Health
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The Beneficial Role of Intestinal Bacteria
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The Link Between Oral Health and Overall Health: What Your Mouth is Trying to Tell You
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The Neuroscience of Aging (at Mary Winspear Centre)
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The Neuroscience of Human Memory
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The Science Behind Diet & Metabolic Disorders
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Understanding and Coping with Social Anxiety
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What’s New in Engineering? (Spring Term)
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What’s New in Human and Social Development? (Spring Term)
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Why We Fall Apart: The Neuroscience and Neurophysiology of Aging
Courses open for registration
Courses open for registration
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