Public Health Courses

TMU

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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Carolina

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
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• 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)

The Challenges of Global Health

11 reviews

Taught by Dr. David Boyd, an award-winning professor at Duke University’s Global Health Institute the course combines lectures with videos shot around the world and interviews with some of the world’s foremost Global Health experts.

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Crisis Resource Management

23 reviews

Learn the skills critical for effective teamwork in a crisis situation with focus on preparation, decision-making, and reflection across multidisciplinary teams.

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

8 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)

Systems Thinking In Public Health

5 reviews

This course provides an introduction to systems thinking and systems models in public health. Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacti…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Data and Health Indicators in Public Health Practice

1094 ratings at Coursera

Epidemiology in public health practice uses study design and analyses to identify causes in an outbreak situation, guides interventions to improve population health, and evaluates programs and policies. In this course, we'll introduce you to problem sol…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Penn State

Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases

12 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
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19

137 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
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Outbreaks and Epidemics

652 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
• Today
• 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

172 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
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)