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About the Course

This course provides an introduction to systems thinking and systems models in public health. Problems in public health and health policy tend
to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and
actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods. Systems thinking is a core skill in public health and
helps health policymakers build programs and policies that are aware of and prepared for unintended consequences. An important part of
systems thinking is the practice to integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a framework or model that can d...
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Top reviews

NM

Jun 7, 2019

This is an excellent-excellent course and provides a good primer even to somebody (like me) who has only a very limited exposure to public health and none to the concepts of systems thinking.

SV

Mar 11, 2018

The course is one of the best that I've attended on Coursera. This will be highly useful in my current course "Healthcare Operations Management" that I am offering for MBA students in India.

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By Hani A

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Apr 10, 2016

I had rated the course earlier but would like to amend my statement. By some uncanny chance, I have just managed to pass the final assignment on my fourth try, which means I have passed my course. I still believe my original observations are valid. Thank you.

By Noushin

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Dec 10, 2017

I found this course to be very technical and not practical enough.

By Mildred M

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Jun 24, 2022

computer concepts difficult to understand

By int. r

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Nov 3, 2017

I didn't really like the course, because it was overwhelmingly detailed and, in my opinion, it is not an introduction in this field, because it requires some background knowledge and it is not sufficient to have only desire for passing the course. Ultimately, I'm not satisfied with this course.

By Jonathan G

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May 19, 2016

Dry and boring as hell.

By Dimple K

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Apr 12, 2022

Very dull

By Drew O

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Jun 5, 2016

Each week is a very light overview of a topic. There is little to no connection between the topics. The course is not rigorous enough. I felt at the end of the course I didn't learn anything.

By Diego E O Q

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Apr 10, 2016

As usually Johns Hopkins offers very disappointing courses because of their boring lectures and senseless quizzes.

By Rebecca M

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Dec 3, 2018

I expected something more from the teachers: reading the material is something I can do myself

By Caglar S

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Apr 18, 2020

Because last quiz 4th I have to left , I have not get %80

By SANGEETA G S

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Jul 11, 2017

The lectures are extremely boring