Health Disparities Courses and Certifications

Social Determinants of Health

49 ratings at Coursera

Examine how structural bias, racism, and social inequality shape population health: apply social determinants frameworks to immigration status, sexual identity, and unconscious bias in US healthcare.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding Psychosis

22 ratings at Coursera

Explore psychosis-spectrum disorders: signs and symptoms, evidence-based treatments, health disparities, and trauma-informed communication strategies for engaging patients in medical settings.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Service Transformed: Lessons in U.S. Veteran Centered Care

17 ratings at Coursera

Learn to deliver veteran-centered care: examine health disparities, confront personal bias and stereotypes, build empathy in the clinical encounter, and assess PTSD and traumatic brain injury.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Translational Science

14 ratings at Coursera

Learn how laboratory and clinical observations become health interventions: the four stages of translational research, team roles, rigorous and responsible research conduct, and career paths.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Influence of Social Context on Health

11 ratings at Coursera

Examine how work, school, neighborhoods, and the healthcare system shape health: social determinants frameworks, stress and social support, and policies addressing health disparities.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Health, Society, and Wellness in COVID-19 Times

19 ratings at Coursera

Examine the pandemic across disciplines: study COVID-19 transmission and public health guidance, social inequities and systemic racism, and practices for mental health and community wellness.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 13 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Novartis

Representation in Clinical Trials

24 ratings at Coursera

Learn why representation in clinical trials matters: healthcare disparities, barriers and mistrust among underrepresented populations, and how conscious and unconscious bias shapes clinical research.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Population Health

This course offers an overview to population health, determinants of health, and the built environment using a socio-ecological model. We outline major payors in the US healthcare system and offer pra

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Project ECHO Diabetes in the Time of COVID-19: Diabetes Disparities in the Time of COVID-19 (Recorded Webinar)

Helps primary care providers manage complex type 1 and type 2 diabetes for underserved, high-risk patients during COVID-19.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

On Demand: The Future of Lung Cancer Screening for All Communities in RI: Where We Are and Where We Need to Be

1 rating

Explore updated lung cancer screening recommendations, barriers, disparities, stigma, and practice strategies to improve screening among high-risk communities.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Women's Mental Health - Considerations for Providing Culturally Sensitive Care

Explore racial/ethnic disparities in women's mental health and learn strategies for providing culturally sensitive psychiatric care.

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

Improving Breast Cancer Disparities: Treatment

1 rating

Explores racial disparities in breast cancer treatment, including biological differences, treatment delays, therapy selection, and toxicity management.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

On Demand | Improving the Care of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Examines acute presentations of sickle cell disease and how skepticism, bias, and racism can contribute to missed or undertreated care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Improving Breast Cancer Disparities: Screening and Diagnosis

Learn how racial and ethnic disparities affect breast cancer screening and diagnosis, and how patient navigation can improve care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Medicine Grand Rounds - Resident Research Presentations

Resident research presentations examine contrast-induced nephropathy, geographic disparities in liver-transplant listing, and neutrophil-mediated severity in lupus nephritis.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate