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Translating Research to Healthcare Policy
What You'll Learn
- Learn about the process of evaluating the real-world outcomes of health research.
- Understand how health care policy informs advances in human health research.
- Explore how health research can influence health policy and healthcare practice.
3 Modules
9 Hours
3 hrs per module (approx.)
Rating
About Translating Research to Healthcare Policy
In this course, you will learn about the process of evaluating the real-world outcomes of health research. You will learn important terminology and concepts as you explore how the outcomes of health research can influence health policy and practice. The readings, videos, and activities in this course should be completed in the order they are presented to ensure that you will have the best learning experience possible. This course will be of interest to graduate students, health professions students, scientists, public health professionals, and others conducting or planning a career in translational research.
This is the final course in the “Translational Science” series.
Skills You'll Gain
- Clinical Translation
- Healthcare Quality
- Health Impact Assessments
- Health Research
- Outcomes Research
- Research
- Translational Medicine
- Translational Research
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to Translating Research to Healthcare Policy. This course guides learners through the process of evaluating real-world outcomes of health research and exploring how these outcomes can shape healthcare policy and practice. You will learn essential terminology, key concepts, and practical approaches to applying research findings in policy decisions. This course is ideal for graduate students, health professionals, scientists, and public health practitioners aiming to impact translational research.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1
- Reading: Welcome to Translating Research to Healthcare Policy
- Reading: Pre-Course Survey
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Acknowledgements
- Reading: Healthcare Policy: What is it and why is it important?
- Reading: Pitfalls in Health Communication
- Reading: The (not so) Easy Task of Translating Research into Policy and Practice
- Reading: Health Equity
- Reading: Hiding in Plain Sight: What's Missing in Health Equity
- Reading: Why Healthcare Policy Matters
- Graded: What is healthcare policy?
- Graded: Health Policy vs. Health Equity
Module 2
- Reading: Global Health Law: International Law and Public Health Policy
- Reading: Definition of Policy
- Reading: Faculty Interviews
- Video: Dissemination of Research Results
- Video: Translating Research to Communities
- Video: Translating Research to Policy
- Reading: Which Health Policies Actually Work?
- Reading: Practice Improvement
- Reading: The Intersection of Health and Community Advocacy
- Reading: The Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE)
- Reading: Policy Statements and Advocacy - The American Public Health Association
- Graded: Who is responsible for healthcare policy?
- Graded: Understanding Health Advocacy
Module 3
- Reading: The Role of Health Policy in the Treatment of Disease: Childhood Obesity
- Reading: Don Berwick Talks Politics and Health Care
- Discussion Prompt: Who Helps Create Healthcare Policy?
- Reading: 5 Ways Public Policy Impacts Health
- Reading: What is Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR)?
- Discussion Prompt: Revisiting Your Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Graded: How does policy influence advances in human health research?
Grading Policy
This course includes 5 quizzes, each accounting for 20% of the total grade. You must achieve an overall course grade of 80% and pass each graded assignment at 80% to complete the course. Your cumulative grade is calculated solely from the quizzes.
No instructors specified.
Beginner Level
No prior experience required
