Building public health capacity through online global learning
Rising disease burden and health inequalities remain global concerns, highlighting the need for health systems strengthening with a sufficient and appropriately trained workforce. The current models for developing such a workforce are inadequate and newer approaches are needed. In this paper we des...
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Rising disease burden and health inequalities remain global concerns, highlighting the need for health systems strengthening with a sufficient and appropriately trained workforce. The current models for developing such a workforce are inadequate and newer approaches are needed. In this paper we describe a model for public health capacity building through online Global Learning, defined as “innovative, integrated, global opportunities for capacity building through online learning and shared experiences between and within Low- to Middle-Income Countries and High-Income Countries, in a continuous process that helps health care workers learn as they progress through their careers”. We demonstrate how two programmes, Peoples-uni and NextGenU.org, have implemented this model using a mix of low-cost and free online learning courses, a global community of volunteer tutors, mentors and peers, and appropriate high quality competence-based content.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d16250a6381344be968492ab61bf09be2023-11-17T10:20:35ZengInternational Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)Open Praxis1369-99972304-070X2018-01-01101Building public health capacity through online global learningRajan Madhok0Erica Frank1Richard Frederick Heller2People’s Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni)University of British ColumbiaPeople’s Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni) Rising disease burden and health inequalities remain global concerns, highlighting the need for health systems strengthening with a sufficient and appropriately trained workforce. The current models for developing such a workforce are inadequate and newer approaches are needed. In this paper we describe a model for public health capacity building through online Global Learning, defined as “innovative, integrated, global opportunities for capacity building through online learning and shared experiences between and within Low- to Middle-Income Countries and High-Income Countries, in a continuous process that helps health care workers learn as they progress through their careers”. We demonstrate how two programmes, Peoples-uni and NextGenU.org, have implemented this model using a mix of low-cost and free online learning courses, a global community of volunteer tutors, mentors and peers, and appropriate high quality competence-based content. https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/432online learningglobal healthcapacity buildingpublic healthstudent mentoring |
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| title | Building public health capacity through online global learning |
| title_full | Building public health capacity through online global learning |
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| title_short | Building public health capacity through online global learning |
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| topic | online learning global health capacity building public health student mentoring |
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