Public Health Courses and Certifications

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
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety

10 reviews

Harvard's 10-week course on improving global health quality and safety, with a focus on measurement, standards, and improvement. Ideal for healthcare professionals and students.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health

26 reviews

Learn the science behind public health and how to apply it to real-life issues. Explore diseases and health conditions through the lens of epidemiology. (148 characters)

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Community Change in Public Health

10 reviews

Learn how to bring about behavior change in public health by understanding the community context and involving communities in the design and implementation of interventions. Johns Hopkins University offers this 5-week course.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  National Institute of Epidemiology

Health Research Fundamentals

8 reviews

Explore health research fundamentals with NPTEL's 8-hour program. Learn to formulate research questions, design studies, manage data, and understand ethical frameworks.

• YouTube
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

United States Health Policy

11 ratings at edX

Harvard's 10-week online course offers a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. health care system, focusing on access, quality, and costs, including the role of the ACA.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

1 review

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Readings in Global Health (2017)

1 review

Learn about the most pressing issues in global health through a series of reviews and interviews with leading experts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs

14 ratings at edX

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Healthcare Communication Strategies

Explore the foundations of effective health communication, including active listening and improvisation. Learn the skills required to build strong and trusting relationships from leading Stanford Medicine faculty.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Partnering with Patients and the Public in Co-Production

This course is targeted to train and mentor patients and the public to become research partners, co-authors, and co-investigators and to prepare researchers and clinicians to co-produce research with patients and the public.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Visual Media for Effective Healthcare Communication

Enhance your ability to connect with an audience using visual presentation. Gain tools and strategies to communicate more effectively via the media, with guidance from leading Stanford Medicine faculty.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Healthcare Ecosystems and Communication: Strategies to Examine Information

Stanford's 4-week course explores the health information ecosystem, teaching strategies to identify credible sources, counter misinformation, and effectively communicate in difficult situations.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Health Communication: Strategies for Impact and Success

Stanford University's 12-week course enhances health communication skills, focusing on accurate information dissemination, effective patient interaction, and media engagement.

• edX
• On-Demand
• $747.00

Systems Thinking In Public Health

5 reviews

Learn systems thinking and modeling in public health with this 4-week course from Johns Hopkins University. Gain skills to build effective health policies and programs.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)