About this course
This comprehensive online course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the principles of public health and preventive medicine.
By exploring various aspects of public health, from epidemiology to health promotion strategies, learners will gain insight into promoting healthier individuals and communities while reducing the burden of disease. Through engaging lessons, practical examples, and case studies, learners will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to help improve public health and reduce medical costs.
Public health is a fascinating subject! It's the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad field and covers a range of topics such as air pollution, epidemiology, communicable disease control, risk assessment and health promotion.
In this Course we are going to provide an introduction to the principles and concepts of public health. For creating this course I have used some YouTube videos that have been developed by people, organizations and companies. Special thanks to Ranil Appuhamy and Anitha Appuhamy!!
Each lesson includes multimedia content such as videos, articles, quizzes, and interactive discussions to enhance learning and engagement. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge through real-world case studies and hands-on exercises, empowering them to make meaningful contributions to public health in their communities and beyond. By the end of the course, participants will have a solid foundation in public health principles and the tools to promote healthier lifestyles and advocate for positive change.
In order to make sure that users have access to newest findings and changes the Health-related topics and policies, this course will be updating regularly.
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In this video we take a look at Public Health – the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad field and covers a range of topics such as air pollution, epidemiology, communicable disease control, risk assessment and health promotion. We’ll take a look at what public health is, how it is different to clinical medicine, who is responsible for doing it and how it’s done!
Understanding the historical development of public health is essential for grasping its significance in modern society. This lesson explores key milestones and events that have shaped the field of public health, from ancient civilizations to the present day. By examining historical challenges, successes, and innovations, learners will gain insight into the evolution of public health practices and their impact on global health outcomes.
In today's interconnected world, the importance of public health cannot be overstated. Public health is the science and practice of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed decisions of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals.
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Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Health economic evaluation is a tool that allows us to make decisions on the allocation of scarce resources. In this video, we will take a simplified look at what it is, and the 4 main types of health economic evaluations: Cost minimisation, cost effectiveness, cost utility and cost benefit analysis.
In this video we will take a look at what risk is and how to use a simple risk matrix.
Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation
Outbreaks of infectious diseases can cause illness and can lead to deaths. Finding out what caused an outbreak can be challenging.
In this video we take a look at steps in which an infectious disease outbreak is investigated and how they are controlled.
In this video we take a brief look at surveillance – the eyes and ears of public health. We’ll have a look at passive, active, sentinel, rumour and syndromic surveillance. We’ll also have a look at the characteristics of a good surveillance system.
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Theories of Health Behavior
In this video we take a brief look at Health Promotion, the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health. Health promotion is a very important part of public health and an essential component in any public health program. We’ll also have a look at some key concepts and the Ottawa Charter – a landmark document that has been influential in providing guidance to the goals and concepts of health promotion.
Implementing Effective Behavior Change Programs
The Social Determinants of Health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live and age. They have a large influence on our health. It also determines health inequities, which is the unfair and avoidable health difference between different groups of people In this video we take a look at the social determinants of health..what they are, how it impacts health and a useful framework to understand it.
Socioeconomic Status and Health Inequities
Addressing Health Disparities
Prevention is a key focus of public health. It is cost-effective and beneficial not only to an individual but the whole population as well.
In this video we look at what prevention is, how it works, the levels of prevention, (primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary) and different approaches (high risk and population).
This video is a brief overview of Infectious Diseases. We will take a look at what they are, some terms used to describe characteristics of infectious diseases and different types.
Historically, infectious diseases were the main cause of deaths around the world. Even now, they are a significant global public health issue leading to millions of deaths each year.
This video takes a look at how infectious diseases are transmitted and a look at the different tools we have to control them. We take a quick look at how we can use behavior change, vaccines, surveillance, environmental changes, infection control and medication to control the spread of infectious diseases.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top global public health issues facing humanity. It threatens our success in controlling infectious diseases. It can lead to infections that are harder to treat, increasing the risk of severe disease and death.
In this video, we will take a quick look at what it is, why it is a problem, the main drivers and how to prevent it.
Noncommunicable diseases are a large and diverse group of diseases that a responsible for over 41 million deaths each year. They have a major economic impact for individuals and communities. In this video, we’ll take a look at what they are, and some key features about them.
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Introduction to Environmental Health
Environmental Risk Factors and Health Impacts
Promoting Environmental Health and Sustainability
This event is part of a series that convened contributing authors from The Milbank Quarterly’s special issue celebrating its 100th anniversary, titled, “The Future of Population Health: Challenges and Opportunities”.
The series consisted of two additional sessions, “Population Health: Major Challenges” and “Policy, Governance, and Structural Determinants of Health”.
Speakers:
Tiffany N. Ford
Postdoctoral Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution; Incoming Assistant Professor (Fall 2023), Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health
Kushal Kadakia
M.D. Candidate, Harvard Medical School
Beth McGinty
Division Chief, Health Policy and Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College
Joshua M. Sharfstein
Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement; Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative; Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kurt Stange
Director, Center for Community Health Integration; Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Jamie Ducharme
Health Correspondent, Time (MODERATOR)
This conversation was the second program in a three-part series that convened contributing authors from The Milbank Quarterly’s special issue celebrating its 100th anniversary, titled, “The Future of Population Health: Challenges and Opportunities”.
The first session was “Public Health Systems and Structures” and the final session, “Policy, Governance, and Structural Determinants of Health”.
Speakers:
Georges Benjamin
Executive Director, American Public Health Association
Magdalena Cerdá
Professor and Director, Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Mateo Farina
Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Davis School of Gerontology; Research Affiliate, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
Amruta Nori-Sarma
Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Barbara Moran
Correspondent, Climate and Environment, WBUR (MODERATOR)
This event concluded our three-part series that convened contributing authors from The Milbank Quarterly’s special issue celebrating its 100th anniversary, titled, “The Future of Population Health: Challenges and Opportunities”.
The series consisted of two additional sessions, “Public Health Systems and Structures” and “Population Health: Major Challenges”.
Speakers:
Tyson Brown
W.L.F. Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Lawrence Gostin
University Professor; Faculty Director, O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, Georgetown University
Paula Lantz
James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Alana LeBrón
Assistant Professor of Public Health and Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California Irvine
Felice J. Freyer
Health Care Reporter, The Boston Globe (MODERATOR)
Taking Action for a Healthier Future
