Using Public Health Dashboards

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Free Online Course: Using Public Health Dashboards provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Using Public Health Dashboards is taught by Jennifer Shin and Madecraft.

Overview
  • Learn how to evaluate and use public health dashboards, including the world’s most popular Coronavirus tracker, the John Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Using COVID-19 dashboards effectively
    1. Dashboards
    • Overview of dashboards
    • Is data for all?
    • Data sources
    • Dashboard components
    2. Metrics and Visualizations
    • Understanding metrics
    • Metrics: Total vs. new counts
    • Metrics: Other reports
    • Dashboard visualizations
    3. COVID-19 Dashboard by CSSE at JHU
    • Overview of the CSSE dashboard
    • Dashboard features
    • Data sources and references
    • Data repository
    4. Alternative Dashboards
    • Not all dashboards are created equal
    • Introduction to IHME dashboard
    • Regional data
    5. Key Considerations
    • COVID-19 dashboards
    • Limitations of dashboards
    • Considering cases
    • Key takeaways