Skills you'll gain

There are 11 modules in this course

This course is a follow-up to Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1, which dealt with changes in disease patterns, access to health care, livelihoods, shelter, sanitary conditions, nutritional status, and other issues. The course content is a mix of theoretical knowledge and many practical examples from recent disasters. We think this course is unique because it contains so many practical ‘real-life’ examples and is taught be instructors and guest lecturers who together have over 200 years of experience in this field. The course consists of 10 modules totaling approximately 14-16 hours of delivered content with an additional 2-3 hours of self-work (quizzes and writing and evaluating a short peer-review assignment) as well as lively discussions forums. The first course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1 (PHHC1), has been designed in a way that each module builds on the lessons of previous modules. However, the modules from this second course, Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2 (PHHC2) can be accessed in any order and some can stand alone. You do not necessarily need to do PHHC1 before PHHC2, but it might be helpful to take some or all of PHHC1, as some of the basic or fundamental issues are covered in this course. PHHC2 contains a somewhat more diverse set of topics than the previous course as it deals with more complicated issues. You do not have to pay for this course if you choose to enroll without a certificate. Sometimes referred to as auditing, enrolling without a certificate means that you will have access to all of the videos and discussions. The only difference is that you will not be able to take the quizzes to earn a certificate upon completion. Click the Audit or Enroll Without A Certificate link to sign up and begin the course. Visit the Learner Help Center for more details about your enrollment options.

Module 2: Maternal and Newborn Health (Hannah Tappis)

Module 3: Disaster Epidemiology and Surveillance (Les Roberts)

Module 4: Humanitarian Principles (Gilbert Burnham)

Module 5: International Health Regulations and the Global Health Security Agenda (Lauren Sauer)

Module 6: Humanitarian and Development Nexus (Paul Spiegel)

Module 7: Infant Feeding in Disasters (Mija Ververs)

Module 8: Humanitarian Project Design (Gilbert Burnham)

Module 9: Sexual and Reproductive Health (Hannah Tappis)

Module 10: Mental Health and Psycho-Social Care (Sarah Murray)

Final Project: Responding to a Humanitarian Public Health Crisis

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