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Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings
by Siri Tellier- 4.8
Approx. 15 hours to complete
NCDs are the leading cause of death in almost every region of the world, and place a huge burden on individuals, families and societies. Humanitarian settings have a negative effect on the levels of disease, and the possibility of treatment. According to the World Health Organization, 70 percent of global deaths are due to NCDs....
Climate Adaptation for Human Health
by Kathryn Conlon- 4.5
Approx. 19 hours to complete
The world’s climate is changing, and among the most significant negative consequences is to human health. While climate change is a global health issue, its health impacts vary across geographies and populations. You also will learn tools and strategies to effectively plan for and enact adaptation actions that build resilience to climate change’s negative effects....
The Newborn Assessment
by Christine Gold , Mary Kohn, MD , Daniel Nicklas- 4.9
Approx. 12 hours to complete
In your previous course, you learned some medical interventions and skills to keep newborns healthy in the days and weeks after they have been born. In this course, you will learn what some additional skills that medical providers do to keep babies healthy. The Newborn Assessment Course will walk you through the physical examination from head to toe....
Building on the SIR Model
by Nimalan Arinaminpathy- 4.8
Approx. 20 hours to complete
The other two courses in this specialisation require you to perform deterministic modelling - in other words, the epidemic outcome is predictable as all parameters are fully known. However, this course delves into the many cases – especially in the early stages of an epidemic – where chance events can be influential in the future of an epidemic....
Guidance to Keep Newborn Babies Safe and Healthy
by Christine Gold , Mary Kohn, MD , Daniel Nicklas- 4.9
Approx. 16 hours to complete
In your previous 2 courses, you learned some medical interventions and skills to keep newborns healthy in the days and weeks after they have been born. In this course, you will learn some key things that parents will need to do to keep their babies safe and healthy. A newborn baby is an amazing beautiful life filled with hope....
Health Systems Development: Health systems, Policy and Research
by Dr Sondus Hassounah- 4.9
Approx. 19 hours to complete
This specialization is intended for people interested in health systems and how they function. Participants will learn about the global health systems landscape and the challenges and opportunities to achieve better health outcomes. Overall, sessions in this specialisation span 16 week with approximately 96 hours of viewing learning materials per week....
Community Change in Public Health
by William Brieger, DrPH- 4.6
Approx. 11 hours to complete
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 community context of the changes needed to promote the public’s health. Different practical and philosophical approaches to change and therefore, examined....
Foundations of Public Health Practice: Behaviour & Behaviour Change
by Dr Richard J Pinder- 4.8
Approx. 17 hours to complete
The Health Protection course is the third instalment of the wider Foundations of Public Health Practice specialisation from Imperial College London's Global Master of Public Health (MPH). Through short video lectures, practitioner interviews and a wide range of interactive activities, learners will be immersed in the world of public health practice....
Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit
by Dr Richard J Pinder- 4.5
Approx. 14 hours to complete
The Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit builds on public health thinking (introduced in the previous course) and introduces a variety of core public health approaches (the toolkit) to conceptualising problems, conducting analysis and bringing forward recommendations. In this course we cover health needs assessment, evaluation and public health intelligence-approaches....
Cancer Prevention Web-Based Activity
by Jann T. Balmer- 4.7
Approx. 4 hours to complete
This web-based video course focuses on the importance of prevention and risk reduction in decreasing cancer occurrences. All learners will need to watch the video modules, read associated articles, and achieve a passing score of 80% on quizzes in order to complete the course. DESCRIPTION Next Generation Choices Foundation (NGCF or Less Cancer), lesscancer....