CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH EDUCATION STRATEGIES

 

Health Education Strategies Certificate Overview

The Certificate in Health Education Strategies is designed for those interested in or involved with health education programs. Participants learn about the complexities and realities of health education and health promotion, while also exploring common cultural, religious, language, and social barriers that impede health education. The course material also explores school-based health interventions, peer-to-peer health education programs, as well as culturally-specific visual communication tools that enhance health understanding and improve health outcomes.

 

Benefits of the Certificate in Health Education Strategies

  • Receive a Health Education Strategies Certificate and transcript.

  • Learn how to apply knowledge and skills to your current or future work in global health.

  • An opportunity for individual mentoring and guidance from Global Health University's faculty.

  • Global Health University will provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Eligibility, Enrollment, and Cost

Enrollment in the Certificate in Health Education Strategies is available to any student or professional who is interested in technological innovations in global health. The total cost to enroll in the Health Education Strategies Certificate Program is $100.

To enroll, please submit your registration fee online at https://slate.uniteforsight.org/register/certificates, and we will provide you with access to the Health Education Strategies Certificate Program within one business day.

There is not a deadline for completion, and you may work on the coursework at your own pace.

Grading System

Upon enrolling, participants gain access to the online submission system where they will submit 1-paragraph responses about each module of the online courses. Each response is read and evaluated by Unite For Sight's Global Health University faculty. The Scholar receives an evaluation of Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail on their Global Health University Transcript.

  • Honors: Responses are of excellent quality, demonstrating critical analysis and a comprehensive understanding about the course material.

  • Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of good quality, but there is little additional thought or analysis.

  • Low Pass: Responses provide summaries that are of mediocre quality and demonstrate minimal effort.

  • Fail: Responses are of poor quality and demonstrate a lack of effort or lack of understanding.

Special Information for Universities and International Programs

As described above, upon enrolling in Global Health University, participants gain access to an online submission system in which they submit 1-paragraph responses about each module of the online courses. Each response is read and evaluated by Unite For Sight’s Global Health University faculty. The participant receives an evaluation of Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail on their Global Health University Transcript.  This transcript may be submitted to your program or university as confirmation of a participant’s completion of the Certificate Program in Health Education Strategies.