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Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks
by Emily Gurley, PhD, MPH- 4.8
Approx. 6 hours to complete
Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science and public health and public health surveillance is a cornerstone of epidemiology. A History of Public Health Surveillance Example of an International Public Health Surveillance System Example of a Domestic Public Health Surveillance System Using Alternative Public Health Surveillance Tools Surveillance as a Core Public Health Function...
Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface
by Rafael Ruiz De Castañeda , Isabelle Bolon , Antoine Flahault , Arnaud Fontanet (in Partnership with UNIGE) , André Ravel (in Partnership with UNIGE)- 4.7
Approx. 49 hours to complete
The University of Geneva, Institute Pasteur, University of Montreal and Centre Virchow-Villermé/University Paris Descartes welcome you to this MOOC on "Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface"! Over the next 8 weeks, you will explore and learn about some of the major and current Global Health Challenges at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: zoonotic emerging infections (e....
Violence Against Healthcare
by Beat Stoll , Esperanza Martinez , Alexander Breitegger , Frederik Siem , Luigi Fratini , Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin- 4.6
Approx. 15 hours to complete
At the global level, there are many countries marked by violence affecting health care. The 'Health care in danger' project aims to establish practical measures and recommendations that can be implemented on the ground by policy-makers, humanitarian organizations and health professionals. Introduction Dr Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin, (former Medical Adviser, Health Care in Danger project, ICRC)...
Protecting Public Health in a Changing Climate: A Primer for City, Local, and Regional Action
by Mary A. Fox, PhD MPH , Mary C. Sheehan, PhD MPH , Thomas A. Burke, PhD MPH- 4.8
Approx. 13 hours to complete
Because people care deeply about health outcomes, public health has great potential to convey the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a warmer, more unpredictable climate. A Public Health Perspective on Climate Change Public Health Perspective Introduction to Module II: A Public Health Perspective The Defining Public Health Issue for the 21st Century...
Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers
by Michele Decker, ScD, MPH- 4.8
Approx. 22 hours to complete
This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management. Girl Child Marriage- A Global Health Concern: Findings from India and Elsewhere Girl Child Marriage-A Global Health Concern: Findings from India and Elsewhere...
Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice
by Richard van Kleef , Erik Schut , Frank Eijkenaar , Wynand van de Ven , Marco Varkevisser- 0.0
Approx. 39 hours to complete
Why government intervention in health care is necessary How did governments intervene in health care systems? - Three waves of health care reform First wave of health care reform: Social health insurance First wave of health care reform: National health service Second wave of health care reform: how did governments realize cost containment?...
Bridging healthcare and society
by Olga Zvonareva , Olena Ignaschuk- 0.0
Approx. 21 hours to complete
While population health is largely produced outside of healthcare settings themselves, the functioning of healthcare, including diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness, injury, and other impairments, is essential for people’s wellbeing. Bridging public health and public Illustration of a disjuncture between public health and the public The rise of the notion of risk in public health...
The Economics of Health Care Delivery
by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD , Guy David, PhD- 4.8
Approx. 6 hours to complete
In this course, you’ll learn about the key components of health care, and the economics behind their principles and pricing strategies. Professors Ezekiel Emanuel of Penn Medicine and Guy David of the Wharton School have designed this course to help you understand the complex structure of the health care system and health insurance....
Health Care Delivery in Healthcare Organizations
by Margaret Kilduff, Ph.D.- 4.8
Approx. 17 hours to complete
Have you ever needed health care and thought that there must be better ways to get or deliver health care? Or do you work in a healthcare organization and find yourself thinking that there must be better ways to deliver health care? Lesson One: Healthcare Consumerism and the Patient's Perspective in Health Care Delivery...
Bats, Ducks, and Pandemics: An Introduction to One Health Policy
by Laura Kahn- 4.7
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Welcome to "Bats, Ducks, and Pandemics: An Introduction to One Health Policy". One Health is the concept that human, animal, and environmental/ecosystem health are linked. It can be used to analyze government policies to determine if they are effective in improving health and well-being. A Brief History of Public Health A Brief History of One Health Environmental and Ecosystem Health...