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      Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

      Check Point Jump Start: SMB Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Threat Detection, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Network Security, System Configuration, Security Management, Network Administration, Threat Management, System Monitoring, IT Automation, Encryption

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Amsterdam

      Being Smart about Cycling Futures

      Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Creative Thinking, Community Development, Transportation Operations, Cultural Diversity, Critical Thinking, Research, Emerging Technologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The North Awakens

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Governance, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Science, International Relations, Environmental Policy, Socioeconomics, Environmental Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Economics, Cultural Diversity, Environmental Regulations, Transportation Operations, Strategic Thinking, Demography

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      The Influence of Social Context on Health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Policy, Public Health, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Social Justice, Community Health, Stress Management, Behavioral Health, Social Sciences, Health Care, Social and Human Services, Mental and Behavioral Health, Sociology, Environment Health And Safety

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Use Basecamp for Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Document Management, Project Management Software, Telecommuting, Productivity Software, Internal Communications, Data Security, User Accounts, Information Privacy, Account Management, Automation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals

      Skills you'll gain: Data Sharing, Data Storage, Data Management, Health Policy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out

      Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Public Policies, Public Health, Public Safety and National Security, Legal Proceedings, Policy Analysis, Community Organizing, Community Health, Crisis Intervention, Civil Law, Health Policy

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative

      Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Data Ethics, Quantitative Research, Research Reports, Data Integration, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Surveys, Interactive Data Visualization, Stakeholder Communications, Presentations, Data Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to Social Determinants of Health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Policy, Systems Thinking, Public Health, Community Health, Data Analysis, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, R Programming, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Visualization

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de Palermo

      ¿Cómo ser feliz? Familia, Economía y Políticas Públicas

      Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Economic Development, Economics, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Socioeconomics, Human Development, Behavioral Economics, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Community Development, Gerontology, Relationship Building, Empathy, Child Development, Resilience, Cooperation, Personal Development, Cultural Diversity, Emotional Intelligence

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Climate change and health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Policy Analysis, Environment, Environmental Policy, Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Science, International Relations, Governance, Mitigation, Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens

      Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Child Welfare, Public Health, Public Safety and National Security, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Community Health, Health Policy, School Psychology, Risk Analysis, Program Evaluation, Mental Health, Research

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • Check Point Jump Start: SMB Network Security: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
    • Being Smart about Cycling Futures: University of Amsterdam
    • The North Awakens: University of Colorado Boulder
    • The Influence of Social Context on Health: University of Michigan
    • Use Basecamp for Project Management: Coursera Project Network
    • Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University
    • Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to Social Determinants of Health: University of Minnesota
    • ¿Cómo ser feliz? Familia, Economía y Políticas Públicas: Universidad de Palermo

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