Health Inequality Monitoring 101
WHOA
Learn about the foundations of health inequality monitoring and get to know a range of WHO tools and resources for measuring and reporting health inequality. This is vital to achieve health equity - a situation where everyone, everywhere is able to access the health services they need and attain their full potential of health and well-being.
What you will learn
Identify the five steps of health inequality monitoring
Describe how to determine the scope of health inequality monitoring
Describe how to obtain data for health inequality monitoring
Describe basic analytical methods to analyse inequality data
Select good practices in reporting the state of health inequality
Describe considerations for knowledge translation to inform equitable health programmes and policies Prerequisite knowledge
No prior knowledge about health inequality monitoring is required.
Who this learning programme is for
The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in the topic of health inequality monitoring. This encompasses a broad audience of individuals working at national and subnational levels in countries, including technical staff (for example in ministries of health or statistical offices), monitoring and evaluation officers, health programme managers and policy-makers, as well as researchers, students and others. The course may equally be of interest to public health professionals working at regional and global levels (for example in global health organizations).
About Health Inequality Monitoring 101
Everyone, everywhere should be able to access the health services they need and attain their full potential of health and well-being. Unfortunately, however, large inequalities in health continue to exist – many of which are unfair, avoidable or remediable. Monitoring health inequalities is vital to achieving health equity: using data to measure differences between populations can identify areas for action and inform evidence-based health programmes and policies that are equity-oriented.
This course introduces the foundations of health inequality monitoring and presents a range of WHO tools and resources for measuring and reporting health inequality. The health inequality monitoring principles and tools presented in this course can be applied to any health or health-related topic.
This is an instructor-led course which runs over a period of 8 weeks at defined times throughout the year (one course at a time). Currently, course participation is by invite only.
The course materials are released week after week to create a focused and engaging learning environment. The weekly materials include on-demand videos, knowledge checks, references and resources, discussion forum questions, quizzes and a live Zoom session. You will benefit from an interactive learning experience that allows for lively exchange will fellow participants and the course instructors.
The course requires about 2 hours of effort per week (75 minutes of self-study and a 45 minute live session).
You are expected to be available for the entire duration of the course, including the eight live Zoom sessions, and be committed to complete all the course components.
The course will be conducted entirely online and in English. Therefore, you are required to
- Have good internet access
- Have access to Zoom
- Have a working knowledge of English
The course is entirely free of charge.
Assessment and Award
To pass the course and obtain the course certificate, you are expected to:
- Complete all course materials, and
- Achieve at least 80% of the three graded components, including:
- Attendance of 8 live Zoom sessions (40% of overall grade)
- Completion of 5 quizzes (20% of overall grade)
- Completion of the final exam (40% of overall grade)
Acknowledgement
Funding for the course development was in part provided by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative.