Online Public Health Courses & Certifications

This online course is the final part of the ‘Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization’ course provided by Johns Hopkins University. Curated by Justin Lessler, the Outbreaks and Epidemics certification by Coursera equips aspiring epidemiologists with the necessary skills to investigate and address community health hazards.

The course covers key aspects of the investigation, including pathogen identification, situational analysis, reporting, and effective response strategies. Learners will learn to ask precise epidemiologic questions and utilize tools to uncover answers. Additionally, they can gain a comprehensive understanding of epidemic dynamics, from their growth to eventual decline, as well as explore real-life outbreaks such as the Ebola crisis in West Africa and the opioid epidemic in the United States.

Through practical exercises and real-world case studies discussed in this Outbreaks and Epidemics certification course, learners will develop the expertise needed to effectively respond to public health challenges as epidemiologists

The Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks online course is the third part of the ‘Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization’ provided by Johns Hopkins University. Curated by Dr Emily Gurley, the Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks certification by Coursera focuses on system objectives, data reporting and performance assessment of surveillance systems.

In this course, participants will learn about the importance of public health surveillance, the different types of surveillance systems, and how to design, implement, assess, and use surveillance data to improve public health. They will also learn about the core surveillance attributes, which are the essential characteristics that make a surveillance system effective. By learning how to collect and analyse surveillance data, participants will be able to gather the information they need to make informed decisions. The Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks certification is designed for public health practitioners and anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of public health surveillance.

Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations is an online certification course aimed at teaching students how quality improvement structures the healthcare system. The online course is designed to make students understand how provider organisations can successfully move to greater growth by implementing quality improvement plans. The certification course is offered by Coursera which is a part of the Value-Based Care Specialization. 

The Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations training covers the importance of building a strong core team in order to achieve a quality improvement in healthcare. The online course guides students in gaining expertise in communication skills to efficiently express their role in leading the targeted improvements. 

Learners may start by participating in this Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies Teach-Out training to combat sleep deprivation. It is believed that sleep is compressible and that it may be made up at any moment, however, this is rarely the case. Most people think there is minimal risk involved. Sadly, they could not be more mistaken. The reality is that healthy living depends on getting enough sleep. Lack of sleep lowers productivity, worsens quality of life, and causes fatal collisions. The risk of anxiety, depression, heart attack, stroke, arrhythmia, heart failure, and early mortality can all be increased by insufficient or disrupted sleep. 

Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies Teach-Out certification course offered by the University of Michigan in collaboration with Coursera is an online 5-hour course. It is a beginner-level course that anyone can pursue at their own pace.

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This programme will help in developing a comprehensive systems view for patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare. Throughout Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View (Patient Safety I) certification by Coursera, you will achieve significant milestones. 

Firstly, you will delve into the historical landscape of patient safety and quality improvement, identifying at least four pivotal events that have shaped the field. Secondly, you will grasp the fundamental characteristics of high-reliability organizations, understanding how they foster a culture of safety and excellence. Lastly, you will explore the benefits of proactive and reactive systems thinking, equipping yourself with strategies to anticipate and respond effectively to potential risks and challenges. 

By the end of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View (Patient Safety I) certification course, you will possess the knowledge and tools necessary to drive positive change and advance patient safety in healthcare settings. This course is provided by Johns Hopkins University and the instructor of this course is Melinda Sawyer. This course already has a rating of 4.8 on the provider’s portal.

The Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice online course is the first part of the ‘Epidemiology in Public Health Practice Specialization’ provided by Johns Hopkins University. Curated by Aruna Chandran, the Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice certification by Coursera uses data visualisation and mapping tools for describing risk factors and epidemiologic decision-making.

Participants will learn how to use numerical estimates to evaluate public health issues and determine the impact of a condition on a population.  They will also learn to calculate rates and proportions, and use these measures to assess the burden of a disease or health condition in a population. Learners will discuss the use of GIS as a tool for visualising spatial data and explore the storage and display methods of spatial data in detail. The Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice certification is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about public health, including students, professionals, and policymakers.

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Value-Based Care: Capstone Project is an online certification course aimed at building students’ understanding of Value-Based Care through developing the Capstone Project. The online course is designed to enable students to create empowering projects and connect them with team members to further enhance their practical familiarity with Value-Based Care and its importance in healthcare. The certification course is offered by Coursera which is a part of the Value-Based Care Specialization.

The Value-Based Care: Capstone Project training builds students' communication and project management skills. It also helps them understand the core concept covered in this course through their own assignments and work. The online course strengthens students' practical skills and encourages them to work on their own projects and make notes on areas needing further development. 

Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers is a three hours online certification course designed to provide a broad understanding of how infectious disease transmission models work. The online course aims to teach students every aspect of infectious diseases, including comparisons to the predictions used in daily life. The Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers Certification is offered by Coursera in collaboration with John Hopkins University.

Comprehensive case studies of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the Covid-19 pandemic are used within the course to create a learning structure for students to help them integrate their theoretical knowledge into real life outbreaks.

Through Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers training, students will be able to attain practical knowledge which will enable them to form strong policy decision making abilities.

The course titled Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program is a beginner-level course offered by John Hopkins University. This course has been designed to provide learners with the essential skills and knowledge required to develop an effective hypertension programme. It explores hypertension and talks about the dangers, risk factors, and causes of the illness. 

Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program certification by Coursera is a 3-hour course entirely comprised of reading material. The course explores the different aspects of hypertension, such as diagnosis and management, medication, and so on. It guides the learner on how to go about developing an effective hypertension programme and enhancing the operational effectiveness of the same. It also talks about the challenges to the implementation of these programmes and how to tackle them.

This course in becoming a Certified Fitness Trainer is best meant for the people who want to build an acumen in the field of nutritive tutoring to people in need of a better dietary and exercise plan so that they can look and feel better. 

This course will be assessing the candidate on the basis of the need to be bodily fit and healthy. The people today need qualified professionals, which is why this programme provides hands-on experience and equip the candidates with real-world implementations of the concepts they learn in this course. 

The candidates will master various methodologies that will help their clients and minimise their gym-related injuries, and help them improve their performance and stamina by suggesting various physical, mental, and dietary solutions. The candidates will cover various areas in this course that will provide them with the correct techniques to improve agility and bring quickness in their training. They will be able to conduct fitness testing and assess the clients of their speeds. 

A test conducted upon first year resident doctors on their abilities of prescribing medicines showed results that concluded their prescribing skills as unprepared and potentially harmful. Prescribing medicines incorrectly can lead to a delay in recovery of the patient, a reaction from the drug or a greater risk for more harm. Thus, the Board of Governors (BoG) of Medical Council of India (MCI) referred to this course as a must for medical graduates.

ICMR NvCCP Prescribing Skills is brought to the candidates by the Indian Council of Medical Research and their expert faculties from many departments like Clinical Pharmacology and Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) as a way to prepare the doctors of tomorrow by completely eradicating any sign of inadequacy in writing prescriptions from them today. 

The course has been designed to clear every doubt that the candidates may have by using the Specified Learning Objectives (SLOs) from the MCI curriculum. It has also been reviewed and approved by the ICMR Technical Advisory Group with the help of clinical experts.

The Ethics Review of Health Research course is a technical course supported by the World Health Organization (WHO). The course offered by Swayam discusses the ethical issues involved in the process of biomedical research. It explains the role of human participants in such research areas and gives an overview of the research ethics guidelines followed in India.

The Ethics Review of Health Research Online course is provided by the distinguished faculty of ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology. The course is conducted through the mode of self-assessment where the candidates can get easy access to study materials and appear for the self-assessment quiz according to their time preference.

The Ethics Review of Health Research Certification course syllabus has been developed by eminent professors and researchers from various organizations relating to the field of biomedical ethics. The course aims at grooming the ethics committee members and biomedical researchers on the importance of research ethics and its potential consequences on healthcare management.

This course is for people who have completed the Essentials of Palliative Care course. It is an intermediate-level 9-hour course. It helps you improve your skills in primary palliative care, like communication and support. Symptom Management in Palliative Care certification by Coursera helps you to learn how to identify and manage physical and emotional symptoms, such as nausea, fatigue, pain, and nausea. This course follows the experiences of Sarah and Tim and teaches you about different cultures and how to manage symptoms effectively.

The instructors of this course are Kavitha Ramachandran, Jan DeNofrio, Joshua C. Fronk, and Manuela Kogon. This course has already a rating of 4.6 on the providers portal. Symptom Management in Palliative Care training is also provided by Standford University. Stanford Medicine is accredited to provide continuing education for healthcare professionals.