Health policy courses can help you learn about healthcare systems, policy analysis, health economics, and the impact of legislation on public health. You can build skills in data interpretation, stakeholder engagement, and evaluating health outcomes. Many courses introduce tools like policy simulation software, data visualization platforms, and statistical analysis programs, that support assessing the effectiveness of health interventions and making informed policy recommendations.

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Managed Care, Primary Care, Health Care Administration, Health Care, Health Administration, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Policy, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Systems Thinking, Public Health, Governance, Organizational Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Drive Engagement, Health Systems, Social Impact, Business Transformation, Behavioral Economics, Digital Transformation, Consumer Behaviour, Business Modeling, AI Integrations
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Data Ethics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Information Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Medical Records, Electronic Medical Record System, Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Security, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Analysis, Data Integrity, Security Controls, Data Loss Prevention
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Decision Intelligence, Data Governance, AI Enablement, Health Informatics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Analytics, Clinical Informatics, Machine Learning Methods, Advanced Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Neural Networks
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Policy, Public Health, Socioeconomics, Community Health, Health Systems, Behavioral Health, Social Studies, Mental and Behavioral Health, Occupational Health, Psychology, Environmental Issue
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Substance Abuse, Lawsuits, Legal Strategy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Litigation and Civil Justice, Legal Risk, Epidemiology, Plaintiff, Health Disparities, Regulatory Compliance, Health Equity, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Policy Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Public Policies, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Healthcare Ethics, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Health Care, Community Health, Data Ethics, Substance Abuse, Correlation Analysis, Heat Maps, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Mental and Behavioral Health, Data Visualization, Health Informatics, Trauma Care
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Public Policies, Public Health, Medicaid, Health Policy, Health Disparities, Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), Policy Analysis, Health Equity, Policy Development, Emergency Services, Community Health, Program Evaluation, Advocacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Medical Prescription, Pharmaceuticals, Managed Care, Health Systems, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Drug Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Value-Based Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Administration, Health Care Administration, Policy Analysis, Community Health, Philanthropy, Tax Laws
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Data Collection, Analytics, Health Systems, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Decision Support Systems, Health Technology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Managed Care, Care Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Systems, Health Policy, Medicaid, Business Metrics, Medical Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Health Administration, Payment Systems, Care Coordination, Medicare, Performance Measurement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Cost Reduction, Performance Metric, Cost Management, Patient-centered Care
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Health Information Management, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Medical Records, Data Management, Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Electronic Medical Record System, Information Management, Health Systems, Data Governance, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Privacy, Health Technology, Database Management, Data Mining, Interoperability, Authentications, Predictive Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks