Food, Health and Environment Course - Led by the Chair of philosophy at the hospital

SUPPORTING SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS

FOOD, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COURSE

IMPLEMENTED BY THE CHAIR OF PHILOSOPHY AT THE HOSPITAL IN MALI AND THE NGO SANTÉ-DIABÈTE

OVERALL THEME/BACKGROUND

Changes in our diet and lifestyles have a strong impact on human health and our environment, which are heavily impacted by industrial production methods. Specifically, the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases) is skyrocketing, affecting low and middle income countries. The health of communities and the health of the planet are deteriorating simultaneously. To meet these new challenges, the Chair of Philosophy in Hospitals launched by Cynthia Fleury in Mali and the NGO Santé-Diabète, together with the AFD Campus, are offering a course deployed as part of a learning community, based on the theme of "Health, Food, Environment, Care".

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Structured around 8 modules, this course explores the major issues and skills needed to meet the challenges linking the health of communities and the health of our planet. In addition to the online guided sessions, the course also includes a community of learners to share experiences and knowledge and to train and disseminate ambassadors for the food and health transition. The course modules address 6 major issues: 1. How can we feed the planet more healthily in order to reduce the impact of poor nutrition on health and the environment? 2. How can we rethink city planning and nutrition to ensure the prevention of NCD risk factors while developing rural environments? 3. How can we rethink the organization of health systems, social protection, access to treatment, and the relationship between caregivers and patients to cope with this epidemiological transition? 4. What public policies are needed to deal with these issues? 5. How can the private sector's involvement be managed to reduce conflicts of interest and achieve real progress on food quality and access to treatment? 6. Discussing "care" or "taking care" and exploring the impact of this concept on African societies.

WHAT WILL YOU GET OUT OF THIS COURSE?

At the end of this course, you will have an in-depth view of the health issues of communities and the planet and you will have the keys for understanding their interrelationships and levers. Facilitated and community online course

8 modules spread over 6 months and participation in a learning community with groups

"Non-experts" in the subject who are ready to invest in the course to expand their knowledge and practices and become an ambassador for food and health transitions. Researchers, doctoral students, startups, executives and other development professionals, artists, intellectuals, etc. No specialization in healthcare required

PARTNERSHIP

Chair of philosophy at the hospital in Mali, Santé-diabète NGO

FIND OUT MORE

https://parcoursdigital.org/

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SUPPORTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

The transition to a sustainable and desirable future depends on the capacity of humans to transform their way of living in the world: to invent other ways of being in harmony with living beings, other ways of learning, consuming, producing and living.

However, for various reasons (imaginary, brain function, habits, etc.), humans are not equipped to understand and transform their habits. It is essential that they acquire the skills to learn how to think about complexity, collaborate, inspire or innovate: these key 21st century skills are essential to achieving the SDGs and accelerating transitions.

In the same way, organizations must evolve to be consistent with the issues and challenges of the world in which they operate. The rigid, hierarchical organization is less and less relevant in a world where agility and autonomy are the basis for collective intelligence. It is essential to reinvent methods of governance and decision making that serve a purpose and encourage action.

More broadly, communities or territories must become learners in order to take ownership of their challenges and find solutions together.

These changes in outlook, postures, and relational and organizational methods are encouraged by courses that embody our motto "Learning something else, learning in a different way."