Continuing Education for Working Professionals

• Start Date: Ongoing
• Duration: Four modules each
• Format: Self-paced, online

Build foundational public health knowledge with non-credit online courses taught by Bloomberg School faculty. Each of the Bloomberg School’s 12 self-paced Cells to Society courses is aligned with learning objectives established by the Council for Education in Public Health (CEPH). Everyone is welcome to register to begin learning from our world-class faculty experts and laying the foundation for a world-changing career protecting health and saving lives. 

• Start Date: March 2026
• Duration: 10 months
• Format: In-person

The Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship inspires and connects the next generation of biosecurity leaders and innovators. This highly competitive, part-time program that provides an opportunity for talented graduate students and professionals to deepen their expertise, expand their network, and build their leadership skills through a series of events coordinated by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

• Start Date: March - October 2026
• Duration: 9 months
• Format: Online

Este programa en línea está diseñado para profesionales de salud pública de América Latina y España. Los participantes que son admitidos en el programa de formación completan el trabajo de curso como educación profesional, no para crédito académico, y abordan problemas reales de salud pública durante el programa de 9 meses. El programa se imparte completamente en español y los participantes deben solicitar su admisión.

• Start Date: Courses take place between late May and August. The specific start date varies per course. Registration for Summer 2026 courses opens on February 9.
• Duration: One day to a few weeks
• Format:  In-person and online courses are available

In the information-rich, engaging environment of the Summer Institutes courses, participants gain practical knowledge to impact real-world public health concerns.

• 100+ courses span many topics
• Credit or non-credit classes
• World-renowned faculty

• Start Date: July 13-24, 2026
• Duration: 2 weeks
• Format: Live online

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the essential issues related to public health, health care, management, law, and ethics that are associated with humanitarian action, and methods to address them.
• Analyze health and other humanitarian needs using a multidisciplinary approach that takes into consideration the perceptions, vulnerabilities, and capabilities of the people affected.
• Plan, manage, and evaluate activities in response to major humanitarian crises.

• Start Date: Ongoing
• Duration: Six modules
• Format: Self-paced, online

With six themed modules, this course from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control allows anyone from public health professionals to students to increase their understanding of tobacco control topics, including learning how to prevent harm as tobacco products change and evolve.

• Start Date: Ongoing
• Duration: Varies by offering
• Format: In-person and online

This continuing education (CE) program and the Center’s national and regional partners offer seminars, conferences and short courses to keep environmental and occupational safety and health professionals ahead of the industry’s changing regulations, compliance, and cultural demands. 

• Start Date: Ongoing
• Duration: Four 1-hour modules
• Format: Self-paced, online

The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, is pleased to offer this online course to support capacity building in the field of road safety legislation. Participants will become familiar with how to develop evidence-based road safety laws and regulations. 

• Start Date: Ongoing
• Duration: Six 1-hour modules
• Format: Self-paced, online

The RTIP training program covers a wide range of topics in the fields of road safety and road traffic injury prevention. Participants will learn about the global burden and common risk factors for road traffic injury. This program will equip participants with the skills they need to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based road traffic injury prevention and control programs.

• Start Date: Courses take place throughout the BSPH academic year
• Duration: 8-week courses
• Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)

The Science of Clinical Investigation Training Program (SOCI) is designed to enhance clinical scientists' theoretical and practical skills in the design, implementation.

The program is intended for:

• Scientists, clinicians, or support personnel fully engaged in clinical investigation
• Regulatory personnel involved in IRBs, DSMBs, and oversight of human subjects research
• Post-doctoral trainees in the clinical disciplines who would like an overview of the requirements of high-quality clinical investigation

• Start Date: June 12, 2025  *This workshop will be available again in Summer 2026
• Duration: 1 day + 4 monthly 2-hour sessions
• Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)

In this comprehensive, multi-modal workshop, public health faculty and staff will learn fundamental advocacy skills, workshop specific policy issues, and gain real-world insights on how to achieve public health goals.

• Start Date: Next offering date is to be determined
• Duration: 5 weeks
• Format: Live online

Learn to develop and tell stories that drive meaningful and lasting change. Creating Stories that Drive Policy and Social Change is a comprehensive skill-building training designed to help public health and health professionals clearly and persuasively communicate complex health issues to the audiences who matter most—policymakers and the public.

• Start Date: Next offering date is to be determined
• Duration: 2.5 days in-person workshops; Wednesday evening online seminars from February through April
• Format: Hybrid (in-person and online)

Leading Transformation for Value-Based Health Care brings inter-professional leaders and executives across medical, nursing, and managerial disciplines and sectors together. Participants will learn how to effectively improve quality of care, enhance provider performance/patient experience, and reduce costs in their organizations. Topics include:

• Foundations and Mechanics of Value-Based Care
• Incentives, Contracts, and Tech Enablement
• Designing and Improving Care for Diverse Populations
• Strategic Models and Market Pathways
• Future Forward