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Post-Baccalaureate Diplomas and Certificates
Post-Baccalaureate Diplomas and Certificates
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in General Management
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Human Resource Management
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Business Administration
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Environment and Sustainability
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Finance
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health and Social Impact
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resource Management
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in International Business
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Marketing

Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health and Social Impact - The Opioid Crisis

GEND 3357 The Opioid Crisis

Prerequisites:

Any 18 credits

Antirequisites:

GEND 3057 in taken in winter 2021

Hours:

3 hours of lecture/seminar per week for a total of 36 hours

Credits:

Description:

Students examine the complex health and social impacts of opioid use as well as public health strategies for reducing harm. Opioids killed nearly 14,000 and hospitalized close to 17,000 Canadians between 2016 and 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly expanded and accelerated these losses representing a parallel if largely invisible public health emergency.

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