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Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course (Coursera)

Offered by Johns Hopkins University,
Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course (Coursera)

Welcome to Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health course. This course was developed from an online seminar series of the same name, that was hosted by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health in 2021-22. The course instructors are Drs. Michelle Kaufman and Tahilin Sanchez Karver. This course will raise learners' awareness of the necessity of utilizing a gender lens in global public health data, policy, and practice, feature how-tos and key examples of integration of gender in data collection, analysis, and use from Data for Health partners.

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This course uses a third-party app called Articulate Rise to deliver the course materials. You will need to click-through a few screens (Articulate Rise, pop-up blockers) to enter and exit each Module. Please be sure to turn off pop-up blockers to access the materials.

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Gender Foundations in Health Data
Welcome to Gender Foundations in Health Data. This course uses a third party app called Articulate Rise to deliver the course materials. You will need to click-through a few screens (Articulate Rise, pop-up blockers) to enter and exit each Module. To post in the discussion forums, you will need to exit the Modules in Articulate Rise and go back to Coursera. We hope you have a good experience learning about gender integration in your health data work.

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