Workforce Training
Education and Training Opportunities for the Public Health Workforce
Are you a public health professional looking to learn a new skill or looking to add to your training?
Are you the manager of a public health workforce team seeking to improve your team’s capacity or provide your employees with new educational opportunities?
Training the public health workforce and strengthening our public health infrastructure are key components of our mission at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. We offer a wide array of educational options for public health professionals, including open online trainings, individual courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. We offer online and onsite learning options for people at all levels—from students seeking to build a career in public health to established public health leaders with decades of experience.
We invite you to explore workforce training opportunities by role below.
Training Opportunities
For Public Health Leaders and Other Professionals
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Population Health Management
Certificates:
- Health Finance and Management
- Leadership for Public Health and Healthcare
- International Healthcare Management and Leadership
- Population Health Management
- Training Certificate in Public Health
Executive Trainings:
- Improving Health, Creating Value: Essentials of Transformative Leadership
- Leading Transformation for Value-based Health Care
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Evaluating Public Health Programs Courses at Scale, offered via Coursera
For Infectious Disease Response Teams (including COVID-19 and Monkeypox)
Certificates:
Open Online Trainings:
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing, offered via Coursera
- Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers, offered via Coursera
For Data Science and Public Health Informatics
Part-Time Degree Programs:
Certificates:
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization, offered via Coursera
- Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization, offered via Coursera
- Executive Data Science Specialization, offered via Coursera
For Laboratory Scientists
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Master of Arts in Public Health Biology (MAPHB)
- Master of Science (MS) in Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment
Certificates:
- Humane Sciences and Toxicology Policy
- Product Stewardship for Sustainability
- Risk Sciences and Public Policy
- Tropical Medicine
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
For Health Policy and Advocacy Professionals
Part-Time Degree Programs:
Certificates:
- Adolescent Health
- Climate and Health
- Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health
- Health Communication
- Health Education
- Humane Sciences and Toxicology Policy
- Injury and Violence Prevention
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Public Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Mental Health Policy, Economics, and Services
- Risk Sciences and Public Policy
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change, offered via Coursera
For Epidemiologists
Part-Time Degree Programs:
Certificates:
- Clinical Trials
- Epidemiology for Public Health Professionals
- Health Care Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Certificate
- Quantitative Methods in Public Health
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice, offered via Coursera
- Advanced Statistics for Data Science Specialization, offered via Coursera
- Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization, offered via Coursera
For Public Health Nurses and Other Clinicians/Providers
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Master of Health Science (MHS) in Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
- Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Population Health Management
- Master of Health Science (MHS) in Mental Health
- Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Health Education and Health Communication
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
Certificates:
- Adolescent Health
- Health Finance and Management
- Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control
- Injury and Violence Prevention
- Leadership for Public Health and Healthcare
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Public Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- International Healthcare Management and Leadership
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Certificate
- Population Health Management
- Public Health Practice
- Training Certificate in Public Health
- Tropical Medicine
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Confronting Gender-Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers, offered via Coursera
For Communications and Information Professionals
For Behavioral Health Specialists
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) in Health Education and Health Communication
- Master of Health Science (MHS) in Mental Health
Certificates:
- Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health
- Health Communication
- Health Education
- Injury and Violence Prevention
- Global Tobacco Control
- Mental Health Policy, Economics, and Services
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Open Online Trainings:
- Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change, offered via Coursera
For Health Administration and Finance Professionals
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Population Health Management
- Master of Health Science (MHS) in Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Certificates:
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
Executive Trainings:
For Sanitarians and Engineers
Part-Time Degree Programs:
- Master of Applied Science (MAS) in Spatial Analysis for Public Health
- Master of Science (MS) in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
- Master of Health Science (MHS) in Environmental Health
- Master of Science (MS) in Toxicology for Human Risk Assessment
Certificates:
- Climate and Health
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health
- Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention and Control
- Humane Sciences and Toxicology Policy
Accelerated Learning Institutes:
For Nutritionists
Part-Time Degree Programs:
Certificates:
- Adolescent Health
- Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health
- Health Communication
- Health Education
Open Online Trainings:
- Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets, offered via Coursera
- An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health, offered via Coursera
Not finding what you’re looking for? Use our Academic Program Finder to search for programs based on type, format, and topic area, or access more free Resources for Practitioners.
Please explore our popular Accelerated Learning Institute programs for condensed programs and courses, offered in summer and winter sessions, that are well-suited to the schedules and interests of working professionals.
Many Centers and Institutes at the Bloomberg School also offer Professional Trainings in such areas as Emergency Preparedness, Leadership in Tobacco Control, Indigenous Health, and Health Communications.
You can take up to 16 credits of academic coursework without applying for any degree or certificate. Please feel free to browse our Course Directory for a full list of our course offerings, searchable by keyword. For more information, please visit the how to register for individual courses as a non-degree student page.
If you still have questions, or if you are the manager of a public health workforce looking to develop a training plan that aligns with your organization’s specific needs, please contact us at JHSPHContinuingEd@jhu.edu. We’d love to hear from you!