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Thu, 23 May 2013 03:55:52 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 03:55:52 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=680780 This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the technological advances in biomedical informatics and their applications at the intersection of computer science and biomedical research. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=656569 Academic Earth offers free in-depth Online classes and courses from the world's leading scholars to encourage worldwide distance learning without any physical boundardies. 1500+ Video-based lectures in a variety of subjects from 30+ universities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=655536 The Open University offers over 600 free Online courses from an introductory level to an advance level of understanding, including open forum discussion groups and Online tools to track your learning progress. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=655529 Alison offers 400 free interactive, multimedia, Online courses to help you explore and discover new learning opportunities in Business, Economics, and IT programming. It also has courses in K-12 Education, Health and Safety, and Personal Development. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=548646 According to the web site: "This online course discusses how inequalities in health information contribute to health disparities and what communities can do to close the gap and improve health literacy. The course is divided into two modules.This link to Module 2 describes three local efforts to address the health literacy gap in Minnesota. The three projects featured include: Emergency Preparedness with Cultural Communities, known as The ECHO project; PhotoVoice; and the Urban Health Agenda Community Advisory Committee, known as UHACAC.״The link to Module 1 features Beyond Access: Communication Inequality and Its Implications for Health Disparities, a presentation by Dr. Kasiomayajula Viswanath, a national expert on health communication. He describes inequalities in the generation, manipulation, distribution and capacity to act on health information among social and cultural groups in the United States. It can be accesses at " target=״_blank״>http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=347397&newcontribution=1 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=358777 This course presents a detailed overview of the regulatory requirements for the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. Individuals involved in manufacturing, quality control, research and development, and clinical studies will learn the latest information. Explore topics that include the product development process through commercialization; product characterization and pre-clinical evaluation; pharmaceutical industry requirements; clinical trial requirements, good manufacturing practices (GMPs); good laboratory practices (GLPs); Regulatory compliance inspections, labeling, and advertising of medical products; and preparing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submissions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=347397 According to the web site: "This online course discusses how inequalities in health information contribute to health disparities and what communities can do to close the gap and improve health literacy. The course is divided into two modules.This link is to Module 1 features Beyond Access: Communication Inequality and Its Implications for Health Disparities, a presentation by Dr. Kasiomayajula Viswanath, a national expert on health communication. He describes inequalities in the generation, manipulation, distribution and capacity to act on health information among social and cultural groups in the United States....Module 2 describes three local efforts to address the health literacy gap in Minnesota. The three projects featured include: Emergency Preparedness with Cultural Communities, known as The ECHO project; PhotoVoice; and the Urban Health Agenda Community Advisory Committee, known as UHACAC.״ This can be accessed by going to http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=327584 In the History of Public Health instructors will examine the historical experience of health and illness from a population perspective. This material seeks to reveal how the organization of societies facilitates or mitigates the production and transmission of disease. It also asks how do populations and groups of individuals go about securing their health? One key theme is the medical management of space in one form or another - from the public space of the environment through institutional spaces such as schools and workplaces to personal/individual body space. The progression of the lectures reflects this, working "inwards" from the environment to individuals.The content provides an historical interpretation of how the theory and practice of public health in today's world has come to be what it is. We will concentrate primarily on the modern world (i.e., 1750 onwards) and omit detailed examination of public health in antiquity and the middle ages, although these time periods will be alluded to frequently. A thematic rather than chronological structure will be adopted so that comparisons can be made across the centuries and between different parts of the globe. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=327606 Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation provides an introduction to basic methods for undertaking research and program evaluation within health services organizations and systems. In addition to basic methods, the course also provides "the state of the art" in research and evaluation through the review of major completed studies. This course is recommended for students who will be carrying out policy research, social science research, or program impact evaluation within health delivery systems. It is also relevant to those who will apply the results of Health Services Research (HSR) done by others. OCW offers a snapshot of the educational content offered by JHSPH. OCW materials are not for credit towards any degrees or certificates offered by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=327583 This course introduces the study of aging, its implications for individuals, families, and society, and the background for health policy related to older persons. It presents an overview on aging from different perspectives: demography, biology, epidemiology of diseases, physical and mental disorders, functional capacity and disability, health services, federal and state health policies, social aspects of aging, and ethical issues in the care of older individuals. The Course Learning Objectives are:To introduce students to a range of health issues that older persons, their health providers, and society face in the next decade. These include the demographics and biology of aging, an understanding of the basic health and mental health issues, and policy decisions that state and federal government will need to solve related to these issues.