Certificate in Introduction to Global Public Health
The Certificate in Global Public Health covers fundamental global public health concepts, disease burden measurement, and contemporary issues. Explore health determinants, socioeconomic status, health systems, ethics, and historical standards in health research.
...The Certificate in Global Public Health provides a comprehensive overview of essential global public health concepts.
Explore disease burden measurement, health determinants, and contemporary issues. Students will gain a deep understanding of the categorisation of health systems, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. They will also insights into the ethics of public health practice and the historical standards in health research.
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The Certificate in Global Public Health provides a comprehensive overview of essential global public health concepts.
Explore disease burden measurement, health determinants, and contemporary issues. Students will gain a deep understanding of the categorisation of health systems, evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. They will also insights into the ethics of public health practice and the historical standards in health research.
This programme in Introduction to Global Public Health will allow you to:
- Develop comprehensive critical knowledge of the determinants of health, how health status is measured, the concept of disease burden, and the meaning of demographic and epidemiologic transitions.
- Discuss key players and their roles in global health management, coordination and financing including the UN, WHO, World Bank, NGOs, foundations, advocacy organisations and national governments.
- Compare and contrast health systems in high-income and low-income countries and assess ways in which resource-poor areas can provide quality, cost-effective healthcare.
- Critically appraise the global dimensions of public health ethics.
The Certificate in Introduction to Global Public Health serves as an excellent initiation into the fundamental principles of global public health. This module is particularly beneficial for current healthcare providers or administrators seeking to broaden their understanding of health, transitioning from the individual to the population level. It is also valuable for public health professionals with prior experience in domestic settings, aiming to learn more about the realm of global public health.
This course is designed to be accessible to individuals without a health background, making it ideal for those who have developed an interest in the subject due to the Covid-19 pandemic or are contemplating a career transition into public health.
- Financial management and corporate finance decision models
- Working capital policies and their application to capital decision making
- Capital structure theories and their application to financial decision making
- Traditional and discounted cash flow investment decision tools and their application to investment decision making
