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About the Course
The Public Health Approach course is the first instalment of the wider Foundations of Public Health Practice specialisation from Imperial College London's Global Master of Public Health (MPH). The scope and content of this course has been developed from the ground up by a combined team of academics and practitioners drawing on decades of real-world public health experience as well as deep academic knowledge. Through short video lectures, practitioner interviews and a wide range of interactive activities, learners will be immersed in the world of public health practice.
Designed for those new to the discipline, over four modules (intended for four weeks of learning), learners will become familiar with the scope, origins, ethics, principles and paradigms of public health practice. But there is also important foundational content for those coming from more experienced practitioner backgrounds. The 'Public Health Approach' is a phrase that is used widely to describe an up-stream, preventive, values-driven and evidence-based approach to improving population health. By the end of this course, learners will be confident with identifying and describing a wide range of public health challenges using the language and reference points of the public health profession.
The subsequent courses require the knowledge from this course, as learners will be introduced to the public health toolkit of health needs assessment and evaluation, before taking deeper dives into behaviour change and health protection.
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RM
Apr 15, 2020
It is nice experience to learn from Dr. Richard the quality teaching would be really helpful me to strengthen my public health understanding. Thank you coursera.
SW
Mar 26, 2021
Excellent introduction to Public Health, content well presented and laid out. I find it very easy to follow and the concepts well explained.
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By Ellaine A
•Jul 11, 2023
Great content, but I think the peer review assignment and system was unfair.
By Shilpi P
•Jun 29, 2021
Few assignments/reports are country specific, should be more general.
By Rohit M
•Feb 19, 2024
I am all module complete
By Manel M
•Jul 28, 2022
there is a problem with peer assignement please fix it thanks
By Kiymet K
•Apr 1, 2021
ı want to unenroll, but ı cant!
By Arathy S
•Aug 28, 2024
Unable to complete