Certificate of Introduction to Public Health Practice
- Lusaka, Zambia
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This certificate introduces core public health concepts and tools used at local, regional, national, and international levels. It covers philosophy, purpose, history, organization, essential functions and strategies of public health systems; tools to measure population health; components of public health infrastructure; and the role of law, ethics, and evidence-based practice in achieving public health goals.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue entry-level public health roles such as public health assistant, health promotion officer, surveillance officer, program coordinator, policy analyst, community health worker, or research assistant in healthcare, government agencies, NGOs, or research settings, and international development agencies and private sector employers.
This course introduces students to the major introductory public health concepts and tools that underpin current public health practice at the local, regional, national, and international levels. It covers the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities and outcomes of evidence-based public health practice.
- Defining health and its determinants in the context of public health
- Describe the mission, essential functions of public health and the public health system as well as strategies and approaches to public health practice.
- Discuss tools used to measure population health
- Discuss the components of public health infrastructure, the role of law and ethics, and the legal system that must be in place to achieve public health goals.
