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Ebola Virus Disease: An Evolving Epidemic
by Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH , Carlos del Rio, MD- 4.7
Approx. 18 hours to complete
Learn about the evolving Ebola epidemic and its various aspects including disease prevention, management and treatment, response to the epidemic, ethical considerations, and the post-Ebola global health landscape. The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 1 The State of Global Health Pre-Ebola, Part 2 Laboratory Issues How Ebola is Changing Global Health...
COVID-19 Education
- 4.7
Understand how effective public health systems look to handle disease spread Understand the potential impacts of the pandemic on mental health and well-being of individuals, and how notions of empathy and caring for each other are critical during a pandemic Understand the dangers of discrimination and further inequalities that can arise during global crisis...
Epidemics
by Gabriel M. Leung (HKU) , Joseph T. Wu (HKU) , Kwok-Yung Yuen (HKU) , Tommy Lam (HKU) , Maria Huachen Zhu (HKU) , Guan Yi (HKU) , Benjamin Cowling (HKU) , Thomas Abraham (HKU) , Mark Jit (LSHTM) , Malik Peiris (HKU) , Marc Lipsitch (Harvard)- 4.9
Approx. 47 hours to complete
Medical and public health countermeasures to prevent and control epidemics; Panel discussions involving leading public health experts with deep frontline experiences to share their views on risk communication, crisis management, ethics and public trust in the context of infectious disease control. - Demonstrate understanding of key contemporary issues relating to epidemics from a global perspective...
COVID-19 in Slums & Informal Settlements: Guidelines & Responses
by Ceasar McDowell , Karenna Groff , Daniela Beltrame , Amelia Seabold- 0.0
4 Weeks
Learn how COVID-19 has impacted the world’s most vulnerable populations across the Global South and understand the varied responses and guidelines in self-organized, self-built urban poor communities. The particularities of health issues in informal settlements The nature of COVID-19 local responses across the Global South...
$29
Collaborative Data Science for Healthcare
by Louis Agha-Mir-Salim , Leo Anthony Celi , Marie-Laure Charpignon , Kenneth Eugene Paik- 0.0
12 Weeks
In this course, we bring together computer scientists, health providers and social scientists collaborating to improve population health by analyzing and mining data routinely collected in the process of patient care. The most daunting global health issues right now are the result of interconnected crises. In this course, we highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to health data science....
$49
How to Change the World
by Michael S. Roth- 4.6
Approx. 26 hours to complete
This course examines issues concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care, gender, education and activism to help us understand better how to initiate positive change. Inclusive Economic Growth and a Global Movement to End Poverty Global Challenges and Local Responses Disease and Global Health Care Disease and Global Health – Introduction...
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 Regulated Competition in Health Insurance Markets: Paradigms and Ongoing Issues Three key issues regarding competition regulation in health care...
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The Body Matters: Why Exercise Makes You Healthy and How to Stay Uninjured
by Ian Shrier , Patrice Aubertin , Steven Blair , Gloria Cohen- 0.0
10 Weeks
Learn from leading global experts about the benefits of physical activity and how to prevent and treat injuries. This health course will show you why exercise is a fundamental component of a healthy lifestyle. The course will include content from leading global experts in multiple fields related to the science of exercise....
$49
The Business of Aging in the Longevity Economy
by Pamela A. Saunders, Ph.D. , Andrew Carle , Sonya Barsness, M.S. , Tara McMulen, Ph.D., MPH- 0.0
4 Weeks
This three-module course is appropriate for anyone interested in learning about aging personally or professionally, including college graduates who are interested in aging social and policy issues as well as mid-career or encore-career students who seek You will develop further understanding of the fundamental current issues underlying the global longevity economy, which is estimated to be $15 trillion in 2020....
$139
The Business of Aging in the Longevity Economy
by Pamela A. Saunders, Ph.D. , Andrew Carle , Sonya Barsness, M.S. , Tara McMulen, Ph.D., MPH- 0.0
4 Weeks
The new health concerns in older adults: Loneliness We will also hear from students in the Aging and Health Masters’ program who will share their insights as they prepare to enter the workforce. You will develop further understanding of the fundamental current issues underlying the global longevity economy, which is estimated to be $15 trillion in 2020....
$139