Social Determinants of Health - Data to Action

Overview

This Social Determinants of Health: Data to Action course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Minnesota will utilize the Data-to-Action Hourglass Model to support thinking about multiple perspectives as a way to filter, frame, and focus data-driven action related to social determinants of health.       

• Course 1: Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health, provides an overview of definitions and theoretical perspectives that will form the foundation of this specialization.

• Course 2: Social Determinants of Health and Vulnerable Populations, highlights how social determinants of health can affect vulnerable populations in different ways.

• Course 3: Social Determinants of Health and Health Care Systems, explores topics that are particularly relevant for healthcare clinicians and administrators, as well as communities. 

• Course 4: Social Determinants of Health and Methodological Opportunities, examines the methodological approaches and research tools that inform an understanding of best practices in working with science teams, communities, and with data.

• Course 5: Social Determinants of Health and Planetary Health, centers on planetary health as a fundamental health determinant in shaping a shared future. 

Each course also includes a data applications module, in which learners will practice analyzing, displaying, and interpreting social determinants of health data.   

Applied Learning Project

Each course in this specialization will feature a data applications component, in which students will have the chance to practice using R to analyze, display, and interpret social determinants of health data using NHANES and Omaha System datasets. Students will then have the chance to apply these skills to their own datasets as part of a peer-reviewed assignment

Skills You Will Gain:

• Health Informatics

• Data Analysis

• Health Equity

• Data Visualization

• health system

• Planetary Health

• Methodology