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: Social Determinants Of Health, Operations Management, Innovation, Operational Efficiency, Process Optimization, Process Improvement and Optimization, Performance Improvement, Process Mapping, Health Care, Lean Methodologies, Performance Metric, Quality Assessment
★ 4.6 (306) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Primary Care, Health Care, Systems Thinking, Organizational Strategy
★ 4.6 (147) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Health Policy, Governance
★ 4.7 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Research, Public Health, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis
★ 5 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Community Health, Public Health, Health Systems, Health Policy, Diversity Awareness, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Community Organizing, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Care, Biology
★ 4.6 (24) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Community Health, Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
★ 4.8 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Lawsuits, Legal Strategy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Litigation and Civil Justice, Epidemiology, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Policy Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Public Policies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Behavioral Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Nutrition and Diet, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Goal Setting, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health Therapies, Stress Management
★ 4.7 (491) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Climate Change Adaptation, Policy Analysis, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Development, Public Health, Governance
★ 4.8 (13) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Maternal Health, Child Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Nutrition and Diet, Infectious Diseases, Health Systems, Emergency Response, Preventative Care, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Policy, Chronic Diseases
★ 4.5 (22) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulatory Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Information Privacy, Data Security, Health Information Management, Security Controls, Risk Analysis, Telehealth, Emerging Technologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Journey Mapping, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Systems, Organizational Change, Quality Assurance, Change Management, Decision Support Systems, Health Care, Care Management, Health Technology, Patient-centered Care, Health Policy, Scientific Methods, Predictive Analytics, Stakeholder Analysis, Payment Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Analytics, Data Integrity
★ 4.5 (216) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months