Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Approach
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Approx. 13 hours to complete
Course Summary
This course provides an overview of the public health approach to disease prevention and health promotion. Students will learn about the key principles and methods used in public health research and practice, and how to apply them to current health issues.Key Learning Points
- Understand the principles and methods of public health research and practice
- Learn how to critically evaluate public health interventions
- Develop skills in applying the public health approach to real-world health issues
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- Public Health Analyst
- USA: $62,000
- Health Educator
- USA: $45,000
- Epidemiologist
- USA: $70,000
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Learning Outcomes
- Understand the principles and methods of public health research and practice
- Critically evaluate public health interventions
- Apply the public health approach to real-world health issues
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of biology and statistics
- Access to a computer with internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
- Video Lectures
Similar Courses
- Introduction to Global Health
- Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Related Education Paths
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Description
The Public Health Approach course is the first instalment of the wider Foundations of Public Health Practice specialisation from Imperial College London's Global Master of Public Health (MPH). The scope and content of this course has been developed from the ground up by a combined team of academics and practitioners drawing on decades of real-world public health experience as well as deep academic knowledge. Through short video lectures, practitioner interviews and a wide range of interactive activities, learners will be immersed in the world of public health practice.
Outline
- Welcome to the course and Module 1: The public health approach
- Meet the Team (Optional): Richard Pinder
- Meet the Team (Optional): Samantha Alvarez Madrazo
- Meet the Team (Optional): Katharine Collet
- Meet the Team (Optional): Talia Boshari
- Meet the Team (Optional): Carolyn Sharpe
- Welcome to the course: The Public Health Approach
- Breaking down public health: conceptual frameworks and the four domain model
- An introduction to health improvement (domain 1)
- An introduction to health protection (domain 2)
- An introduction to healthcare public health (domain 3)
- An introduction to health intelligence (domain 4)
- Practitioner interview: the domains of public health, why are they important?
- A history of public health: origins and genesis
- A history of public health: the modern world
- A movement for global health
- International governance
- What is ethics?
- Ethics in public health practice
- Utilitarianism in public health
- An introduction to social justice
- The challenge of autonomy in public health practice
- Conclusion
- About Imperial College London & the FPHP Team
- How to be successful in this course
- Grading policy
- Glossary
- Examples of health improvement activities
- Examples of health protection activities
- Examples of healthcare public health activities
- Examples of health intelligence activities
- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- A public health approach to ethics
- Categorising public health initiatives
- Ethics in public health practice
- Welcome to Module 2: The wider determinants of health
- Introducing the wider determinants of health
- Socio-economic status (SES)
- Deprivation - a spatial measure
- Equity and equality
- Examples and implications of inequality
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Conclusions
- The Marmot Report and the social determinants of health
- Causal pathways and complexity in public health practice
- International comparisons of SES
- How deprivation is quantified
- Deprivation: masking and the limitations of inference
- The wider determinants
- Socioeconomic Status
- Deprivation
- Welcome to Module 3: Prevention and early identification
- Prevention and early intervention
- Resilience
- Introducing screening: definition and approaches
- The epidemiological implications of screening
- Risks, bias and consequences of screening
- The Wilson-Jungner Criteria for screening programmes
- Practitioner interview: Screening in practice
- The Prevention Paradox & Conclusion
- Prevention and early intervention
- Improving awareness and uptake of screening programmes
- Screening
- Welcome to Module 4: Politics and policy in public health
- Political theory
- Practitioner interview: Power and politics
- Sources of power and types of authority in public health practice
- Approaches to influencing effectively
- Stakeholder mapping and influencing
- Stakeholder mapping and influencing
- Practitioner interview: Working with stakeholders
- Conclusion to the course
- Where do you stand politically?
- Collaborating in public health: the example of climate change
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the Foundations of Public Health Approach with this highly rated course on Coursera. Many users praised the course for its comprehensive and engaging content which covers a wide range of public health topics.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Comprehensive and engaging course contentPros from User Reviews
- Highly informative and educational
- Great for those interested in public health or related fields
- Instructors are knowledgeable and engaging
- Flexible learning options with online access to course materials
- Certificate of completion adds value to resume or CV
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course to be too basic for their level of knowledge
- The pace of the course may be too fast for some learners
- Lack of interaction with instructors and peers
- Some technical issues with the online platform
- Limited opportunities for hands-on learning or practical application
Dr Richard J Pinder
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