- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
Measuring Health Outcomes in Field Surveys
- 9 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Through a series of integrated learning modules, the course will focus on topics such as:
- Measuring individual and population health
- Designing research studies, including theories of change and logical frameworks
- Selecting health indicators
- Measurement tools and selection
- Questionnaire development
- Practical and ethical issues for data collection
Prerequisite
Although not required, prior familiarity with basic public health and statistical concepts is recommended.
Instructors
Vandana Sharma
Public Health Researcher
Esther Duflo
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
MIT
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