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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Readings
  • How to navigate this course
  • Resources for "Course Introduction"
  • Resources for "Acknowledgements"
  • Resources for "The Global Hypertension Epidemic"
  • Resources for "Sodium and High Blood Pressure"
  • Resources for "Sodium in the Body"
  • Approaches to Lowering Sodium
  • Resources for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 1 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 1 Quiz: Overview of Global Sodium Reduction

Readings
  • Resources for "Understand Your Country"
  • Resource for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 2 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 2 Quiz: Understanding Regional Salt Consumption Patterns

Readings
  • Resources for "Overview of Strategies"
  • Resources for "Strategy Rationale"
  • Resources for "Strategy Implementation"
  • Resources for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 3 Survey (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 3 Quiz: Packaged Food Reformulation

Readings
  • Resources for "Overview of Strategies"
  • Resources for "What Types of Front-of-Pack Labels Are There?"
  • Resources for "Strategy Implementation"
  • Resources for "Case Study – Chile"
  • Resources for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 4 Survey (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 4 quiz: Front-of-Pack Labels for Packaged Food

Readings
  • Resources for "Introduction: Promotion of Low-Sodium Salt"
  • Resources for "Overview of Strategies"
  • Resources for "Strategy Implementation"
  • Resources for "Case Studies—Northern Peru and Northern China"
  • Resources for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 5 Survey (optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 5 Quiz: Promotion of Low-Sodium Salt

Readings
  • Resources for "Overview of Strategies"
  • Resources for "Strategy Implementation: Develop a Healthy Food Procurement Policy"
  • Resources for "Strategy Implementation: Implement the Policy Successfully"
  • Resources for "Case Study-Brazil"
  • Resource for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 6 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 6 Quiz: Public Food Procurement Policies

Readings
  • Resources for "Module Overview"
  • Resources for "Food Prepared Outside the Home"
  • Resources for "Key Considerations"
  • Resources for "Restaurant Strategies"
  • Resources for "Case Study– Lowering Sodium Content in Menu Items at Chinese Take-Out Restaurants"
  • Resources for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 7 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 7 Quiz: Interventions for Restaurants and Other Food Establishments

Readings
  • Resources for "Module Overview"
  • Resources for "Developing Sodium Reduction Interventions"
  • Resources for "Prioritizing and Combining Strategies
  • Resources for "Ensuring Interventions are Effective using Regional Networks"
  • Resources for "Sodium Reduction in Context of Broader Public Health Objectives"
  • Resource for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 8 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 8 Quiz: High-Impact Interventions

Readings
  • Resources for "Module Overview"
  • Resources for "Establish an Effective Surveillance System for Population-Level Sodium Intake and Sources"
  • Resources for "Measure and Monitor the Sodium Content of Food"
  • Resources for "Evaluate the Progress and Impact of Sodium Reduction Strategies"
  • Resources for "Surveillance of Sodium Interventions Globally"
  • Resources for "Case Study–The SMASH Program in Shandong, China"
  • Resource for "Module Takeaways"
  • Module 9 Survey (Optional)
Practice Exercise
  • Module 9 quiz: Surveillance of Global Sodium Reduction Strategies

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