Free Online Course from edX on Population Health, Disease Prevention, and Management

edX platform is offering a free online course on population health, disease prevention, and management. This course is part of the Healthcare Administration MicroMasters program which consists of 7 courses and a capstone exam. After completing the program, you can also apply to Doane University to complete your MBA online for approximately $10,500 (learn more about the program here).

Duration:

The course lasts 2 weeks, 5-10 hours per week.

Prerequisites:

• Bachelor’s degree or Minimum 5 years of work experience in a healthcare-related field.
• Basic understanding of economics and finance.

About This Course:

The connections between prevention, wellness, and behavioral health science with healthcare delivery, quality and safety, lifestyle medicine-based disease management and economic issues of value and risk—all in the service of specific populations and subpopulations - need to be made in order that disease can be prevented and managed within these populations.

Learners who take this course will come away with the knowledge to be able to identify key socio-economic and cultural determinants of population health outcomes, analyze the impact of socio-cultural factors on access to health care and adjust health promotions and interventions accordingly.

Learning Outcome:

Students will learn the following:

• Identify the three types of disease prevention care/management.
• Identify the determinants of health and their effect on healthcare outcomes and access.
• Discuss the social and economic imperative of health promotion.
• Define the concept of lifestyle medicine-based disease management and understand the economic case.
• Identify the need for and value of integrating lifestyle medicine into the community, including worksites and healthcare institutions.
• Characterize the differences between chronic care and preventive care management.
• Identify key characteristics and components of a successful lifestyle medicine-based population health model as they pertain to disease prevention and management.
• Describe the factors that play a role in the shift to population health management and leverage points in the system for intervention.

Course Fees:

There are no fees for enrolling or studying the course, but there is a choice for the student to seek a verified certificate of completion of the course for $99, which is characterized by:

• Receive an instructor-signed certificate with the institution's logo to verify your achievement and increase your job prospects.
• Add the certificate to your CV or resume, or post it directly on LinkedIn.
• Give yourself an additional incentive to complete the course.
• EdX, a non-profit, relies on verified certificates to help fund free education for everyone globally.

About EdX:

EdX is an online learning destination and a massive open online course provider, it is founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2026. edX offers high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and institutions to learners everywhere. It is open to students from around the world, who are interested in different fields like computer science, languages, engineering, psychology, writing, electronics, biology or marketing. With more than 130 global partners, edX counts the world’s leading universities, nonprofits, and institutions as their partners to provide the best online courses on the Web.

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