The Cooper Institute

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The Cooper Institute

Organization Type: 

  • Non-Profit
  • Research Institution

"The Cooper Institute (CI), established in 1970, is a 501.c.3. nonprofit research and education organization dedicated globally to preventive medicine. The Institute’s founder, Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., the “Father of Aerobics,” was an Air Force physician who became interested in the role of exercise in preserving health. When he published his first best seller, Aerobics, in 1968, he introduced a new word and was the spark for millions to become active."

Keywords: 

  • adults
  • blood pressure
  • calcium
  • children
  • depression
  • educational
  • learning
  • medical
  • physical activity
  • research
  • researchers
  • young adults

Organization Expertise: 

  • Exercise and Physical Activity
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Health and Medical

Services: 

Certification, Courses, Educational Resources, Research, Scholarships

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