Public Health Courses and Certifications

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

4 ratings at OpenLearn

Access to healthcare is important to all of us. Did the arrival of state medicine in the twentieth century mean that everyone had access to good medical services? If you fell sick in 1930 where ...

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

Logistic Regression in R for Public Health

368 ratings at Coursera

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

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Uncomfortable Truth About Ozempic

Explore how revolutionary weight loss drugs like Ozempic work, their effects on metabolism, and their potential to transform public health by addressing obesity and related diseases.

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

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Hidden Dangers of Vaping - From Safe Alternative to Health Experiment

Uncover the truth about vaping's health impacts, from its deceptive marketing as a safe alternative to smoking, to the hidden risks of unregulated ingredients and extreme nicotine levels.

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

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Why We Cling to Alcohol Despite Its Harmful Effects

Explore alcohol's paradoxical role in society - from deadly health risks to cultural celebrations, uncovering why humans persist with this harmful yet beloved substance.

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

Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

331 ratings at Coursera

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

The Epidemic of Poverty - The Government Imperative

2 ratings

Abdul El-Sayed discusses rebuilding Detroit's Health Department, addressing urban health challenges, and his journey from physician to political candidate, emphasizing the importance of systemic solutions to public health issues.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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

AI and Public Health

252 ratings at Coursera

Explore AI's role in public health, learn problem-solving frameworks, and create an air quality monitoring app for Bogotá in hands-on labs.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 53 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

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

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