The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit’s Free, Online Certificate Program in Road Traffic Injury Prevention (RTIP)

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In April, 2013, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) introduced a free, online certificate training program, Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (RTIP). Through RTIP, participants from around the world had access to online courses to learn the basics of road traffic injury prevention, how to set up injury surveillance systems, how to evaluate road safety interventions and how to influence policy on road traffic injuries, among many others.

To date, the certificate program has enrolled nearly 1200 people from more than 150 countries.

JH-IIRU recently updated the program to improve its utility to participants, and their experience. RTIP now includes:

  • Six required comprehensive multimedia educational modules, Fundamentals of Road Traffic Injury Prevention; Concepts in Injury Prevention; Risk Factors and Choosing Interventions for Road Traffic Injuries; Injury Surveillance Systems; Evaluation of Road Safety Interventions and Influencing Public Policy for Road Traffic Injury Prevention.
  • One additional optional advanced module: Assessing the Health and Economic Burden of Road Traffic Injuries.
  • Revised teaching materials to reflect the current state of the field

Upon successful completion of the six main modules, participants earn a certificate issued through the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). An additional certificate is also issued upon completion of the advanced module.

This program is available at no cost through the public health workforce training and management system (TRAMS) for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The lectures are taught by a variety of experts in the field of Road Safety and Trauma Care from JH-IIRU and around the world. Participants can take the course at their own pace and each module features pre- and post-knowledge assessments.

The program is open to policy makers, researchers, educators and anyone in the general public interested in learning more about RTIs. We do not offer academic credit, but do provide a certificate for completing course modules.

Capacity development is a core feature of JH-IIRU’s efforts to address the global burden of injuries. Our training and capacity development efforts, which span all facets of injury prevention, focus on combining a strong public health approach, scientific principles and examples of challenges and successes from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

More information here: http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-international-injury-research-unit/training/courses-in-injury-prevention/free-online-training/index.html

Access RTIP here: http://trams.jhsph.edu/trams/index.cfm?event=training.launch&trainingID=531