Online Course – Johns Hopkins University Certified Professional Internship in Global Health

Upgrade your skills to improve health and save lives. Learn the basics of planning, implementing, and evaluating humanitarian programs.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Planning health programs
  • Implementing health programs
  • Evaluation of health programs
  • Health system analysis
  • Primary health intervention
  • Training for community health workers
  • Humanitarian intervention
  • Working with communities undergoing change
  • Assessment of health beliefs

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Health Programs Manager
  • Global Health Planner
  • Community health worker
  • Humanitarian Project Coordinator
  • Health Systems Analyst
  • A guide for community health workers
  • Primary Health Interventions Specialist
  • Global Health Researcher

Internship – 6-part course series

This internship is designed for individuals working or aspiring to work in global health. You will learn the fundamentals of planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs in diverse settings, including low- and middle-income countries and humanitarian crises.

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners will complete a project in each course. During the courses, you will analyze:

  • Health system
  • Primary health intervention
  • Training program for community health workers
  • Humanitarian intervention
  • A community undergoing change
  • Assessment of health beliefs

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Understanding and strengthening health systems

Course 1
13 hours
4.6 (326 ratings)

What will you learn?

Welcome to our course on Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems for Global Health. During the course, we will provide you with an overview of the components of a health system according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization. You will have the opportunity to explore four key areas of health systems related to global health, with particular reference to low- and middle-income countries:

  • Understanding healthcare organizations and challenges
  • Six main components of the healthcare system
  • Human resource development and capacity building
  • Health policy legislation and stakeholder engagement

The course is intended for learners involved in managing health and development programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1

Course 2
16 hours
4.8 (547 ratings)

What will you learn?

This course presents discussions on the public health approach to the problems experienced by people affected by disasters. The course discusses the changes that occur in people’s lives after a disaster, including:

  • Changes in disease patterns
  • Access to health
  • Sanitary conditions
  • Nutritional status

The course consists of ten modules, with an additional 2-3 hours of self-study.

Health for all through primary health care

Course 3
10 hours
4.7 (265 ratings)

What will you learn?

This course explores why primary health is central to achieving health for all. We will explore the terms “health for all” and “primary health” in the context of global health.

Diagnosing health behaviors for global health programs

Course 4
9 hours
4.7 (92 ratings)

What will you learn?

In this course, we will examine individual health behavior in the context of families, social groups, and communities. We will use theoretical models for analyzing behavior.

Community change in public health

Course 5
10 hours
4.7 (163 ratings)

What will you learn?

This course examines the community context of the changes needed to advance public health. We will examine the concept of community participation and its impact on the sustainability of community change efforts.

Skills you will acquire

  • diet
  • International law
  • humanitarian
  • Public health