Public Health Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Leadership for Public Health Crises

Develop leadership skills for managing public health emergencies, focusing on communication, collaboration, planning, and data analysis across multiple sectors and organizations.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

The Sanitary Movement and the 'Filth Theory of Disease' - Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600

3 ratings

Explore the 19th-century sanitary movement's impact on public health, urban planning, and social reform, focusing on key figures and cities that shaped modern approaches to disease prevention.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Addicted Brain

23 ratings

This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics such as government policy and our vulnerabilit…

• Coursera
• 22 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis in Public Health

1 rating

Learn essential statistical analysis for public health using R. Covers variables, distributions, hypothesis testing, and data interpretation. Gain practical skills to analyze real-world datasets and critically evaluate research findings.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Linear Regression in R for Public Health

1 rating

Aprenda a criar modelos estatísticos em R para analisar fatores que afetam doenças e resultados de saúde, focando em regressão linear e suas aplicações em saúde pública.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Health Communication

Enhance health communication strategies through theoretical frameworks and practical techniques, covering literacy, message development, cultural competency, digital media, and ethical considerations.

• Swayam
• 6 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health

Learn statistical analysis with R for public health applications. Covers key concepts, data analysis techniques, and hands-on practice using real-world health datasets to address major public health challenges.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

Explore survival analysis in R using real-world health data. Learn Kaplan-Meier plots, Cox regression, and model assessment techniques to predict patient outcomes and analyze time-to-event data.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Logistic Regression in R for Public Health

Learn to apply logistic regression to public health data using R. Covers odds ratios, model fitting, and variable selection. Gain practical skills analyzing real-world messy datasets to predict health outcomes.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Life style and non-communicable diseases

1 rating

Explore the crucial link between lifestyle choices and non-communicable diseases, learning prevention strategies, health promotion methods, and global management approaches for better health outcomes.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health

Explore sustainable tourism's impact on environmental health and resource management in low-income countries, focusing on Zanzibar's challenges and potential solutions for vulnerable ecosystems and local populations.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Royal College of Pathologists

What Can Pathology Do to Reduce Health Inequalities?

6 ratings

Explore strategies for pathologists to address health inequalities, featuring insights from Dame Elizabeth Anionwu on activism, community engagement, and tackling systemic barriers in healthcare.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Preventive Medicine （1）

Students are expected to establish the concept of prevention first firmly，master the basic knowledge and skills of preventive medicine，and become a five-star doctor who“promotes the health of all humanity” after this course.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

13 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?, explores the extent to which a person's 'lifestyle' impacts on their health and wellbeing. It also examines how non-lifestyle...

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Opioid Epidemic: America's Deadly Addiction

4 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Follow one of the top cognitive neuroscientists to discover how opioids affect our brains and how they have contributed to an alarming crisis of overuse and even death in this country.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available