Public Health Courses

Taipei Medical University

AI and Big Data in Global Health Improvement

44 reviews

In this course, you’ll explore the benefits and challenges of sharing healthcare data globally. With support from industry experts, you’ll consider topics like the future of medical development, improving care, healthcare accessibility, and more. You’ll…

• FutureLearn
• 1 hour a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health

29 reviews

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this course to current public hea…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Community Change in Public Health

10 reviews

In bringing about behavior change in public health, we often focus on the individual mother, student, or farmer. We should not forget the community structure and norms constrain for encouraging individual health behaviors. This course examines the commun…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety

10 reviews

An introduction to the emerging field of global healthcare quality.

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 10 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

9 reviews

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854

7 reviews

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

• edX
• 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19

149 ratings at Coursera

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a high risk for senior housing communities and the people who live and work there. The COVID-19 response has largely focused on nursing homes, leaving independent living communities serving older adults i…

• Coursera
• 10 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health for All Through Primary Health Care

252 ratings at Coursera

This course explores why primary health care is central for achieving Health for All. It provides examples of how primary health care has been instrumental in approaching this goal in selected populations and how the principles of primary health care can…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 12th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Penn State

Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

11 reviews

Not so long ago, it was almost guaranteed that you would die of an infectious disease. In fact, had you been born just 150 years ago, your chances of dying of an infectious disease before you've reached the tender age of 5 would have been extremely high.…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents

1199 ratings at Coursera

Vaccination is a key strategy for preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines are available for children 5 and older, but many parents have questions about vaccinations. This training course prepares parents of school-age childr…

• Coursera
• 2-3 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Systems Science and Obesity

193 ratings at Coursera

Systems science has been instrumental in breaking new scientific ground in diverse fields such as meteorology, engineering and decision analysis. However, it is just beginning to impact public health. This seminar is designed to introduce students to…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Outbreaks and Epidemics

678 ratings at Coursera

Professional epidemiologists are often called on to investigate outbreaks and epidemics. This course serves as an introduction to the essentials of investigation, identifying pathogens, figuring out what's going on, reporting, and responding.

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context

2 reviews

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

United States Health Policy

2 reviews

Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation's top experts.

• edX
• 1-4 hours a week, 10 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

U.S. Health Law Fundamentals

191 ratings at Coursera

This course explores how statutes, regulations, common law, and market forces help or hinder three major goals of policy makers: increasing access, reducing cost, and improving quality. We will examine the Supreme Court’s rulings on the ACA and other leg…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)