Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
The Center for Humanitarian Emergencies is a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emergency Response and Recovery Branch and the Rollins School of Public Health that promotes global collaboration, research, and evidence-based training to improve the lives and well-being of people affected by humanitarian crises.
This course, one of the best online humanitarian courses, covers the technical and management principles that underpin the development, implementation, and evaluation of health programs for acutely displaced people in developing countries. Refugees in camps are the focus. In the context of an international relief operation, the course covers assessment, nutrition, epidemiology of major health problems, surveillance, and program management.
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to: describe a complex humanitarian crisis in terms of magnitude, person, time and place; calculate basic epidemiology measures; evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiological data within the context of; develop public health programs and strategies responsive to the diverse cultural values and traditions of the community being served,...
This course offers:
- Flexible deadlines: Reset deadlines based on your availability.
- Shareable certificate: Get a Certificate when you complete
- 100% online: Intermediate level
- Approx. 8 hours to complete
- Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Course ratings: 4.8/5
Enroll here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/health-che
