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    Johns Hopkins University

    Drug Utilization: Trends, Determinants and Consequences

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy, Medical Prescription, Pharmacology, Health Policy, Clinical Research, Patient Education And Counseling, Research Design, Epidemiology, Trend Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

    流行病学基础(上)

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Health Policy, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Medical Science and Research, Research Design, Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, Preventative Care, Case Studies, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Risk Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Mind of the Universe - Genetic Privacy: should we be concerned?

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Healthcare Ethics, Medical Privacy, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Culture, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Biotechnology

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    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Breastfeeding: Public Health Perspectives

    Skills you'll gain: Child Health, Maternal Health, Health Promotion, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Health Equity, Nutrition Education, Community Health, Health Policy, Patient Education And Counseling, Diversity Awareness, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Educational Materials, Environmental Issue

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Ggplot2, R (Software), Statistical Visualization, R Programming, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Graphic and Visual Design, Histogram, Tidyverse (R Package), Public Administration, Trend Analysis, Policy Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Justice, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Diversity Awareness, Health Care, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Health Policy, Medicaid, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Sociology, Community Organizing, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Managed Care, Medicare, Cultural Diversity

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    The University of Edinburgh

    Climate Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Community Organizing, Environment, Social Justice, Sustainable Business, Environmental Science, Advocacy, Education and Training

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Writing with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Writing, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technical Writing, Machine Learning, Information Privacy

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    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Development Economics

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, Financial Inclusion, Economics, Human Capital, Policy Analysis, Econometrics, Program Evaluation, Social Sciences, Analysis, Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Regression Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Creating Routing Policies to Handle Traffic with AWS Route53

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Network Routing, Amazon Web Services, Servers, Network Monitoring

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Michigan

    Envisioning Educational Transformation

    Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Higher Education, International Relations, Systems Thinking, Teaching, Social Justice, World History, Systems Analysis, Community Development, Leadership, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Discussion Facilitation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Quality Improvement for Population Health

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Equity, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Care, Geographic Information Systems, Research Design, Data Presentation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

  • Drug Utilization: Trends, Determinants and Consequences: Johns Hopkins University
  • 流行病学基础(上): Peking University
  • Mind of the Universe - Genetic Privacy: should we be concerned?: Universiteit Leiden
  • Breastfeeding: Public Health Perspectives: University of Michigan
  • Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot: University of Michigan
  • Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare: University of Michigan
  • Climate Solutions: The University of Edinburgh
  • Writing with Generative AI: University of California, Davis
  • Development Economics: Università di Napoli Federico II
  • Creating Routing Policies to Handle Traffic with AWS Route53: Coursera Project Network

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