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Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by Imperial College London
  • Offered by

About

The Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit builds on public health thinking (introduced in the previous course) and introduces a variety of core public health approaches (the toolkit) to conceptualising problems, conducting analysis and bringing forward recommendations. In this course we cover health needs assessment, evaluation and public health intelligence-approaches.

Modules

Welcome to Imperial College London

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Nice to meet you!

2 Videos

  • Meet the Team (Optional): Richard Pinder
  • Meet the Team (Optional): Samantha Alvarez Madrazo

4 Readings

  • About Imperial College London & the FPHP Team
  • How to be successful in this course
  • Grading policy
  • Glossary

Lesson One: The concept of need in public health practice

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Classifying need using Bradshaw's taxonomy

1 Discussions

  • So what do we mean by need?

2 Videos

  • Introductory video and welcome
  • Bradshaw's taxonomy of need

Lesson Two: Getting started in health needs assessment

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Health Needs Assessment

1 External Tool

  • Health Needs Assessment

1 Discussions

  • Developing your own health needs assessment

5 Videos

  • What is health needs assessment?
  • Who uses health needs assessment?
  • Example 1: A local health and wellbeing needs assessment
  • Example 2: A national healthcare needs assessment
  • Conclusion

2 Readings

  • Examples of local and national HNAs
  • Examples of best practice in health needs assessment

Lesson Three: Health impact assessment

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Plugin
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • E-tivity: Scoping in health impact assessment
  • E-tivity: Scoping in health impact assessment

2 Discussions

  • E-tivity: Scoping in health impact assessment
  • E-tivity: Scoping in health impact assessment

2 Videos

  • Introducing health impact assessment
  • Introducing Health Equity Audit

4 Readings

  • E-tivity: Examples of health impact assessment
  • E-tivity: Guided analysis of a health impact assessment
  • Scoping in health impact assessment
  • E-tivity: Scoping in health impact assessment

Lesson One: An introduction to public health intelligence

    • 6 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 ExternalTool
    • 4 Plugin
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Classifying data, information and intelligence
  • Pros and cons of routinely and non-routinely collected data
  • Prioritising health needs and interventions

2 External Tool

  • Classifying data, information and intelligence
  • Quiz: Routinely and non-routinely collected data

1 Discussions

  • E-tivity: Prioritising health needs and interventions

6 Videos

  • The public health intelligence cycle
  • Routinely collected data and metadata
  • Non-routinely collected data (surveys and validated instruments)
  • Non-routinely collected data (bespoke survey design and governance)
  • Practitioner interview: Delivering a health needs assessment
  • Conclusion

3 Readings

  • Open access data repositories (PHE Fingertips)
  • Open access data repositories (Gapminder and GHDx)
  • E-tivity: Prioritising health needs and interventions

Lesson One: Why do we evaluate programmes?

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Indicators of quality and performance

1 External Tool

  • Indicators of quality and performance

4 Videos

  • Introducing evaluation in public health
  • Types of evaluation: Outcome evaluation
  • Types of evaluation: Process and formative evaluation
  • Measuring quality in health care

Lesson Two: An introduction to evaluation frameworks

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Classifying indicators using Donabedian

1 External Tool

  • Classifying indicators using Donabedian

1 Peer Review

  • Designing your own evaluation

4 Videos

  • The Donabedian approach to evaluation
  • The Logical Framework approach (the Logframe)
  • Practitioner interview: Evaluation in practice
  • Conclusion

1 Readings

  • Using indicators in performance monitoring and management

Lesson One: The public health approach to analysis and briefing

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 4 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Public health analysis

1 Peer Review

  • Briefing on dementia health care needs in Tokyo, Japan

4 Discussions

  • E-tivity: Public health analysis
  • E-tivity: Public health analysis
  • E-tivity: Public health analysis
  • E-tivity: Public health analysis

4 Videos

  • Getting started in analysis
  • Getting started in analysis (Double Diamond Method)
  • Practitioner Interview: Briefings in practice
  • Conclusion

1 Readings

  • E-tivity: Public health analysis

Auto Summary

Discover the essential tools and methodologies in public health with "Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit," a comprehensive course offered by Coursera. This foundational course delves into critical public health approaches, enabling learners to effectively conceptualize problems, conduct thorough analyses, and present well-founded recommendations. Key topics include health needs assessment, evaluation techniques, and public health intelligence strategies. Ideal for those seeking to build a strong foundation in public health practices, the course is available through Starter and Professional subscription plans. Engage in this 840-minute learning journey to enhance your public health skills and make a meaningful impact in the health and fitness domain.

Dr Richard J Pinder
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Dr Richard J Pinder