Edx Public Health Courses & Certifications

This course Citizen Science: Gearing Up for Discovery training is a six-week online course. This course was designed and provided by the University of Maryland Baltimore and the University System of Maryland through the EDX platform. Alexa Mayo and Katherine Downton are the instructors for this online course.  

This course trains non-scientists to carry out or participate in citizen science projects. It is solely concerned with public health and environmental projects. Science is for everyone, and citizen science and community-engaged research have demonstrated that non-scientists can contribute to community health and wellness in a variety of ways. This course focuses on creating citizen science projects to help communities, organizations, and individuals make a difference in their local environment and public health. 

Among the 2 tracks offered, candidates will have to select any track to enroll in the programme based on their interests. If their interest is to study for free without any certificate then they can enroll in the audit track whereas the other track known as the verified track will offer unlimited study along with a certificate with a small amount.

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The Global Health: Ebola, COVID, and Beyond training is a six weeks online course. This course was created in collaboration with the University System of Maryland and delivered via the EDX platform. Christina Gardiner explains this online course.

The world is shrinking as a result of international travel, a global economy, and a changing environment, all of which contribute to the emergence of new diseases and the spread of existing ones. Understanding these connections – and how they affect the farthest reaches of the globe – is quickly becoming a required skill in international development, humanitarian aid, business and commerce, and healthcare at all levels.

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With a WageningenX provided an online platform for education, the certificate program Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes is a fully open online course program that illustrates and informs about the role of nutrition with the disease. It explores two main diseases of heart and diabetes that have been causing death majorly all around the world. 

The students will learn about several body-related cardiovascular diseases that affect along with the risk factors and their impact. After course completion, the candidate will be able to have a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological concepts such as epigenetic factors and insulin resistance. This program will teach about interaction required between the disease, nutrients and diets. As the course progresses, the candidate should be exposed to cardiometabolic-based disease research and how many diseases are prevented and treated using proper lifestyle with dietary modifications. 

The Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes program helps a wide range of professionals in many fields and is an important and essential part of the “Nutrition and Disease” professional certificate program.

The programme of Nutrition and Cancer provided by the platform of Edx in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research provides great learning freedom to all the candidates who are interested in gaining information about health and lifestyles. The duration of the programme is 5 weeks. Learners who want to pursue this course should spend 6-8 hours per week ending this course. This programme was created by the faculty of Wageningen University and research provides an intermediate level about the concerned areas. 

The course on Nutrition and Cancer offered by the platform is self-paced. Participants can access all the required knowledge about the subject from the platform through online mode only. The enrolled candidates can avail this course free of cost. Students who want to gain verified certification for this programme can pay the programme fee according to the instructions given by the platform and can achieve the programme certification. The course has 2 tracks which can be chosen by the stduents to enrol and finish learning the course. The course is free in the audit track but is accessible only for a specified time whereas the verified mode is chargeable and available for an unlimited period.

The Certificate Course on Managing Addiction: A Framework for Successful Treatment certification programme is for persons who want to understand the reason behind the addiction and help persons who are battling with drug and alcohol problems to overcome their issues using proper treatment and guidance.  With a background in healthcare systems candidates can develop more skills in facing healthcare challenges. The various ways to deal with nicotine abuse and alcohol overdose will be covered during the session. 

The Certificate Course on Managing Addiction: A Framework for Successful Treatment has the primary aim to help deal with the various challenges that are involved in addiction. The steps to recover from it will be taught during the course. The course covers the different treatment options that are available to battle drug and alcohol addiction. The various ways to access and help people motivate themselves to overcome their health issues are an integral part of this course. The ways to recover from any kind of addiction will be covered in the course curriculum. The course provides two enrolment options for learners, namely, paid and free audit modes. The free mode provides the learners with limited access to the course. 

Biological experiments and processes have long remained under the ethics radar. A lot of controversy surrounds bioethics, an interdisciplinary study domain covering ethical, social, and legal implications of healthcare and life sciences. The dilemma of bioethics will be dealt with in the Ethics in Life Sciences and Healthcare - Part 2 online programme by edX.

Kyoto University has developed this training programme that has a duration of five weeks. The Ethics in Life Sciences and Healthcare: Exploring Bioethics through Manga - Part 2 course has a comprehensive curriculum that will take you through the various impending, controversial decisions. The course is intended for anyone who wishes to understand these crucial topics better.

The edX Ethics in Life Sciences and Healthcare - Part 2 certification programme will be taught using Manga by Satoshi Kodama. He is an associate professor at Kyoto University, Japan. Moreover, the training course is a segment of a two-course series. You can pursue this course as a stand-alone programme. Also, you can acquire a course certificate by paying a nominal certificate fee.

Epidemics I online course by edX is a five-week introductory-level course under the subject of Medicine. This is a self-paced course with English as the mode of instruction. The training is designed by the University of Hong Kong with Gabriel M. Leung, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Joseph Wu, and eight other academicians as the training instructors.

The Epidemics I certification course showcases that despite medical breakthroughs due to technological advancements, there is a significant increase in vulnerability against infectious diseases.  The training is curated to explain why these threats are in action by understanding the key scientific principles that form the basis of epidemics. Also, candidates will understand the actions taken for public health to prevent and control such adversities in the 21st century.

By the end of the Epidemics I training programme, candidates will acquire all-round knowledge about epidemics and their evolution. The curriculum will also cover the Ebola and Zika outbreak, informatics on global health of the next generation, ecology, the emergence of infectious diseases, and the discovery of a novel microbe. The self-paced programme provides two options to enrol in the course, namely, paid and free modes. In the paid mode, the learners can have unlimited access and a certificate of completion. In the free mode, the candidates will get access to the course only for a limited period. 

Curated by Salisbury University, the Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care certification programme is an intermediate course under the field of medicine. This training will be spread over five weeks while also permitting the candidates to study at their pace. Prof Mary DiBartolo from the University System of Maryland will instruct the programme.

Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care training offers comprehensive knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease. Candidates will learn about the risk factors, symptoms, stages, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medication which can help elevate cognitive functions. This course evaluates how to maximise and modify communication strategies that decrease behavioural expression and optimise interactions with patients with Alzheimer’s.

Candidates will also learn about caregiving for individuals suffering from dementia and understand the challenges, resources available, and special care concerns during hospitalisation. Moreover, Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care online course is best suited for candidates interested in pursuing a career as a medical caregiver, nurse, or healthcare professional.

Epidemics III program is a comprehensive five-week programme offered by the University of Hong Kong. This course has been developed to discuss the threat of infectious diseases which has accelerated over the last few decades, despite the extraordinary technological breakthroughs. In this certification, you will study the basic scientific principles underlying epidemics, and their prevention and control by public health actions in the 21st century.

Epidemics III by edX covers crucial topics such as non-pharmaceutical prevention (NPI), disease surveillance, panel discussions on WHO's response to the Ebola outbreak, vaccination (Trials, effectiveness, vaccine economics, impact on populations, hesitancy, and confidence), and anti-vaccination.

In addition to lectures from leading scientists from HKU, Epidemics III certification also features panel discussions in epidemics with world-leading experts. Without paying the fee, you can get access to the programme for a limited duration. If you pay the fee You can also pursue a verified certificate in this course to display your gained skills and knowledge. It is an official certificate from the university and signed by the course instructor.

Partnering with the Public and Patients in Medical Research by edX offers a comprehensive curriculum for the advancement of medical science. Students will learn about the existing models to enable inclusivity and respect for all relevant stakeholders in the medical research enterprise. They will also be taught how to create meaningful relations between researchers and patients for medical purposes.

Partnering with the Public and Patients in Medical Research online course will teach ways to move patients past the hurdles of mismatched priorities and misunderstood roles to make practical contributions in the medical field. This programme will also explain how the Everyone Included™ partnership across the entire medical research enterprise can enhance researchers' work and patients' lives.

Moreover, the Partnering with the Public and Patients in Medical Research certification features global medical publishing experts contributing to patient partnership in medical research from the BMJ (an influential general medical journal), and leading faculty from Stanford University. This course also offers a verified certificate to display your skillset and help you to advance your medical career.

If you are a practising caregiver or looking to become one, you would do well to learn more about caring for older adults, supporting them, and providing for their needs. With the CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults programme, you can learn how to deliver personalised care, and help senior citizens age well and with dignity.

The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults certification course is crafted and delivered by the Karolinska Institutet. The main objective behind these courses is to offer caregivers the knowledge and skills they need to successfully carry out their role as a caregiver to an older adult. It is a self-paced, introductory, and interactive course designed to complement the other programmes they offer.

The CARE: Introduction to Caregiving for Older Adults training is five weeks long, and consists of video lectures with English transcripts. To complete the course comfortably within five weeks, you should ideally spend one-three hours in a week studying the contents of the programme. Moreover, there’s also a chance for you to earn a certificate at the end of the course. All you have to do is pay the nominal fee after completing all the modules.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) has become a serious condition in America, and other nations, as an estimated 10 million people have the disease around the world. It is a neurodegenerative disease with no exact cause and progresses over time. The Overview and Management of Parkinson’s disease online course by edX discusses some of the key symptoms and signs of this neurological condition.

The course curriculum also covers various important methods and classes of medication used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. It highlights the difference between motor and non-motor systems and the pharmacologic interventions that play a role. The Overview and Management of Parkinson’s Disease programme conclude with a module on how to care for a patient with Parkinson’s disease.

The Overview and Management of Parkinson’s Disease online programme have been designed to spread awareness and understanding of the condition and benefit any healthcare professional. Furthermore, you can learn about the disease for free and earn a shareable certificate to showcase your knowledge.

CARE: Age related diseases and disorders online course is an introductory course in health and safety that explores the condition of comorbidities. It is a state where an older adult has more than one medical condition. It introduces age-related conditions, disorders, and diseases in various parts of an elderly individual's body.

In CARE: Age related diseases and disorders, candidates will learn about different physical and mental health disorders and the associated care that can be provided. This five-week course is divided into four sections. Each section talks about a specific group of ailments such as respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, and urological diseases.

CARE: Age related diseases and disorders programme is developed by CARE, a partnership between government agencies, companies, and academic institutions. It is supported by EIT Health, an organisation that promotes active ageing, healthy living, and improvements in healthcare. It follows a self-paced method of learning and requires a study time of one to two hours per week.

CARE: Promotion of Healthy Ageing online course explores the key lifestyle-related factors that affect one's well being in old age. These influential and modifiable factors include diet, physical activity, sleep, and stress levels. It closely inspects different behavioural aspects of one's lifestyle and introduces various healthy habits that can be incorporated in taking care of ourselves.

CARE: Promotion of Healthy Ageing by edX is designed to promote healthy ageing strategies. The curriculum, however, factors in the caring and support an older adult might need in everyday life while reducing the risk of debilitating and chronic diseases. Candidates will learn about approaches to prevent diseases and disorders in old age as well as the socioeconomic aspects of ageing.

CARE: Promotion of Healthy Ageing is five weeks long short-term introductory course in health and safety. Karolinska Institutet delivers the training. It is part of ‘Multimodal strategies to promote a healthy brain in aging: Innovative evidence-based tools (MULTI-MODE)’ project in association with ‘Caregiving and Ageing Reimagined for Europe (CARE Campus)’.

An introductory course in Health and safety, CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 1 of 2 online courses describes the basics of what makes a great caregiver. It explores the understanding of an efficient caregiver’s mindset. The training simultaneously imparts knowledge on adapting it to practice regular safety routines necessary for providing superior care quality. 

CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 1 of 2 by edX is a five-week course. Here participants will be introduced to the practices, roles, and cultural aspects of caregiving to older adults. They will also learn the standard techniques in safety concerning sensitive and intimate practices such as bathing or using the toilet facilities. 

Taught by Karolinska Institutet and Home Instead Senior Care (USA)’s faculty, the CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 1 of 2 certification syllabus requires a weekly study time of one to three hours and employs a self-paced type of learning. This program is designed in collaboration with CARE and is supported by EIT Health.

CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 2 of 2 online courses is an introductory training and focuses on assisting older adults in everyday activities. Candidates learn to aid them in mobility, grooming, and support around their homes. this health and Safety course helps supplement and improve routine caregiving practices.  

CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 2 of 2 by edX is a four-part, self-paced, five-week program where participants will learn about assisting the geriatric with their daily tasks. It places particular importance on assisting elderly individuals with cognitive impairments and the associated help they regularly require from caregivers.

edX has collaborated with the CARE Campus project to build the CARE: Supporting Older Adult Personal Care & Independence - Part 2 of 2 certification syllabus. It is supported by EIT Health and has instructors from Home Instead Senior Care, USA, and Karolinska Institutet. This is a free course that also offers certification to participants, should they opt to buy it.

In depth study of frailty, one of the primary factors that affect the quality of life of the older population forms the primary concern for the certification course on Frailty in daily living. This self-paced online  Frailty in daily living program is offered by edX, an online education provider with association of The Hong Kong polytechnic University (HK PolyU), a internationally reputed institution. This introductory course on medicine is under the guidance of an experiences panel of faculties from HK PolyU. The course is packed with a comprehensive curriculum with brief Lectures available in English language covering many important aspects of frailties. The  Frailty in daily living course offers a free audit period in addition to the option of upgrading to a verified account that grants complete benefits like certification, graded assignments and unlimited course access. 

Frailty in daily living certification course mainly focuses on the topic of frailty and how it affects the daily life of older people. The reasons behind this condition are studied closely and how different factors like nutrition, physical functions and cognitive functions affect the condition, is studied in depth. 

With advanced topics based on cutting-edge research results, The Immune System: New Developments in Research- Part 1 programme by edX explores the fundamentals of immunology in detail. It is a four-week course with Medicine as its core subject. Moreover, this online course is taught in English and has a self-paced learning module.

EdX’s programme on The Immune System: New Developments in Research- Part 1 consists of five lectures of 90 minutes each. Beginning with introductory subjects, it slowly dives into the core immunology subjects from the second week onwards. This way, this introductory course comprehensively covers the mechanisms of the immune system and the history of immunology.

This online programme provides an in-depth understanding of immunology and the different mechanisms involved, candidates interested in immunology and life-science can benefit immensely by enrolling.

Moreover, Osaka University provides The Immune System: New Developments in Research- Part 1 course by edX with experienced instructors. Students can also opt for a verified certificate by paying the necessary fee.

As we age, our bodies start to function differently, and we become more vulnerable and susceptible to diseases and illnesses. Our nutritional needs also change as we grow older, and it becomes imperative that we follow an appropriate diet to preserve our overall health. If you are a caregiver for an older person, it is your responsibility to take care of their nutritional needs and offer the right dietary guidance. And that is just what the CARE: Nutrition in Ageing programme will help you with.

The CARE: Nutrition in Ageing online course will enhance your knowledge about care practice, healthy ageing, and nutritional requirements for the elderly. You will learn about the role nutrition plays in preventing disease, and how a person’s social setting can impact their eating behaviour. You will receive tips, tricks, and tools from healthcare professionals and experts throughout the course.

The Imperial College London has developed the CARE: Nutrition in Ageing training. The programme does not follow a routine and can be completed comfortably in four short weeks if you study around two to four hours a week. The course is introductory and falls under the food and nutrition domain.

The rising number of chronic diseases has raised some critical questions about our lifestyle choices. An unhealthy diet generally causes chronic and terminal diseases such as heart conditions, Diabetes, Cancer, and other autoimmune diseases. The Food as Medicine: Preventing and Reversing Chronic Disease online course by edX explores different techniques, including plant-based meal preparation to treat and prevent diseases.

A plant-based diet and whole foods can help prevent many serious diseases and create a positive change in our lifestyle. The Food as Medicine certification course covers the different diseases caused by poor diets. The curriculum also discusses poor lifestyle choices and habits like smoking and tobacco use that increase the chances of diseases and death. The training duration is four weeks.

You will also know how we can incorporate health-promoting foods to reverse the situation. This will help us eradicate many chronic illnesses and lead healthier lives. What’s more, the Food as Medicine online programme is designed by Doane University, which is free for all candidates. It is an online self-paced learning course that offers you the flexibility to learn as per your schedule and convenience.

This Approaches to Operationalizing One Health training is a four weeks online course. This course was designed by the University of AlaskaX and offered through the EDX platform. Arleigh Reynolds was the professor of clinical nutrition who explain this course.

One Health is widely recognized as a method for understanding issues at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. This work necessitates cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaboration efforts that employ a variety of strategies while emphasizing community involvement. A broad and deep base of knowledge can be developed using this approach. Such a constructionist method of problem-solving can support tremendous knowledge of issues at their root causes, but it is frequently associated with challenges that make One Health difficult to implement. Students will learn about the various toolkits that are available and widely used, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to use them to put One Health concepts into practice. Participants will get an option to enroll either in the free audit track that offers limited access or they can choose to upgrade to the paid version which is the verified track.

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This course One Health as Holistic Problem Solving is a four-week online course. This course was designed by the University of AlaskaX and offered by the EDX platform. Arleigh Reynolds, Laurie Meythaler - Mullins, and Hannah Robinson are the instructors of this course. This course will present a number of "Wicked Problems" and investigate them from a One Health perspective. This process will show students how taking a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural approach to understanding the underlying causes of these issues aids in the development of resilient and sustainable solutions.

The effective implementation of One Health necessitates skills and approaches that promote knowledge transfer equity by natural sciences, social sciences, and traditional ways of knowing are all given equal weight. While the holders of knowledge are frequently well-versed in understanding and communicating information to others within their own discipline and knowledge base, they frequently struggle to understand data presented from knowledge bases and disciplines other than their own. Active listening skills, cultural awareness, and policy equity in the value of all knowledge systems involved are critical to the successful implementation of a One Health approach. This programme will expand on the skills learned in OH1x. Participants will get to enroll either in the free audit track that offers limited access or they can choose to upgrade to the paid version which is the verified track.

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This online course on One Health: A Ten-Thousand-Year-Old View into the Future training is a six weeks online course. The course syllabus was offered and designed by the University of AlaskaX Fairbanks through the EDX platform. Christina Ireton, an assistant professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, explains this online course

Zoonotic agents cause between 65% and 70% of new diseases in humans. The way we impact our environment, as well as how these factors influence interactions, play an important role in the development and spread of these diseases.

Health is a state of well-being for both individuals and communities; it is more than just the absence of disease. According to this definition, well-being includes physical, mental, behavioral, cultural, and spiritual health. Taking a holistic approach to the One Health paradigm enables us to bring together expertise from the natural and social sciences, as well as connect Western science with traditional Indigenous ways of knowing. Students will get an option to enroll in 2 of the tracks available on Edx. The free audit track offers limited access or they can choose to upgrade to a paid version which is the verified track.

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This Speak Up! Advocating for Yourself and Others in Healthcare training is a four-week online course. This course syllabus was designed by Salisbury University and the University System of Marland through the EDX Platform. This course was explained by Nicole Hall who was an Assistant Professor School of Nursing at Salisbury University.

This course helps students feel more at ease speaking up in health - care settings. You will gain skills that will allow you to effectively recommend for yourself and others in patient care. According to research, when people have concerns or questions in these situations, they often hesitate or decide not to speak up. Medical errors are common, according to research, and conversation, such as speaking up, can help to prevent patient harm. Participants will get an option to enroll either in the free audit track that offers limited access or they can choose to upgrade to the paid version which is the verified track.

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The Online course on Biomaterials and Your Health training is a four-week online course. This course syllabus was offered and designed by the University of Hong Kong and delivered through the EDX platform. The top experts in the field of this institute Jukka Matinlinna and James Kit Hon Tsoi explain this certification course.

The course Biomaterials and Your Health consists of four modules that introduce cutting-edge technologies in dentistry such as biomimicry, nanoneedles, and their application in oral cancer diagnostics. Students will also learn about the properties of the most commonly used dental materials, such as modern bone cement, glass ionomer cement, fiber-reinforced composites, and silicon. Furthermore, standardization and workplace safety issues in dentistry will be addressed.

Participants can join either of the two tracks of this self-paced course by paying a fee or free of cost. In the free track, the students will be able to audit the programme. In the verified track one can audit the course for a limited duration, they need to submit the course fee and get an unlimited duration during which they can finish learning the course.

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