Geohealth Fundamentals

About this course

Explore how place shapes health, and learn to interpret spatial health patterns through protected data, appropriate rates, environmental context and responsible communication.

This foundation course is part of the Geohealth school. Delivery: Self-Paced. Estimated study time: 10 h.

Course curriculum

• Module 1 — Place and Health
• Module 2 — Health Data and Its Protection
• Module 3 — Counts, Rates and Standardisation
• Module 4 — Mapping Disease Without Being Misled
• Module 5 — Environment and Health
• Module 6 — Access, Outbreaks and Responsible Communication

Applied learning

• Case Study — Fifteen Cases: a Village, Its Water and a Health Board
• Lab 1 — A Safe Diabetes Table for the Prevention Programme
• Lab 2 — Answer the Village
• Lab 3 — Investigate an Outbreak
• Capstone — A Geohealth Brief for Pennard Health Board

Who this course is for

Student / Beginner; Government Professional; Researcher; Data Professional

Prerequisites

No prerequisite course is listed in the academy catalog.

Course details

• Course code: NE-GH-101
• Level: Foundation
• Estimated duration: 10 h
• Delivery: Self-Paced

Course materials are in pilot review.