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)

• Best of All Time

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
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Crisis Resource Management

25 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)

• Best of All Time

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)

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
• 9th Jan, 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
• 15th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

COVID Vaccine Ambassador Training: How to Talk to Parents

1196 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
• 16th Jan, 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
• 16th Jan, 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

188 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
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Comparative Health Systems

67 ratings at Coursera

This course uses comparative analysis of health care systems to gain a better understanding of health care systems in several high-income, middle-income and low-income countries. One focus of analysis in this course will therefore be to develop a better…

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Hypothesis Testing in Public Health

561 ratings at Coursera

Biostatistics is an essential skill for every public health researcher because it provides a set of precise methods for extracting meaningful conclusions from data. In this second course of the Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization, you'll learn…

• Coursera
• 19 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)