The 2020 Public Health Summer School will offer 32 short courses (1-2 days long) by an international faculty of public health academics and practitioners. There are 14 new courses as well as 18 of our most popular core courses. Courses vary from small group computer lab classes to interactive workshops and multi-speaker symposiums.
You are invited to register in a single course or create a programme based on your interests. Read more about each course below or to go straight to registration, click on this button.
A limited number of Māori and Pacific scholarships may be available. Please apply via the registration page.
Denotes a new courseResearch, Epidemiology, Big Data and Statistical Methods
- Getting started in public health research - 17 Feb
- How to write a paper - 20 Feb
- Introduction to epidemiology - 14 Feb
- Survey research: Getting helpful answers to important questions - 19 Feb
- VHIN Introduction to health research in the IDI - 26 Feb
- IDI data analysis: Practical introduction - 27,28 Feb Note – course deferred until 2021
- Introduction to R - 10 Feb
- Intermediate R: the tidyverse - 12 Feb
- GIS techniques in health research - 13,14 Feb
- Machine learning for health research - 17 Feb
Qualitative Methods
- Introduction to qualitative methods - 12 Feb
- Introduction to NVivo - 18 Feb
Economics, Health Systems and Evidence
- Introduction to health economics - 21 Feb
- Introduction to the New Zealand health system - 17 Feb
- Literature review and basic meta-analysis skills - 11 Feb
- Prioritisation of health interventions - 24 Feb
- Simulation of preventive interventions: health & cost impacts - 18 Feb
Māori and Pacific Health and Cultural Competencies
- Hauora Māori foundations - 28 Feb
- Hauora Māori: Towards tino rangatiratanga in public health - 20 Feb
- Introduction to Pacific Health: Approaches for Action - 10 Feb (Wellington), 14 Feb (Auckland)
- Important issues for Pacific populations - 11 Feb
- Countering implicit bias and racism in healthcare - 19 Feb
Population Mental Health
- Māori suicide prevention research, policy & practice - 24 Feb
- Youth mental health from a population perspective - 10 Feb
Healthy Public Policy and Law
- Public health law - 27 Feb
- The harmful commodities industries: Joining the dots between alcohol, gambling, junk food, and tobacco - 19 Feb
- Modifying tobacco products to realise the Smokefree 2025 Goal? - 26 Feb
- Preventing Cancer Symposium - 18 Feb
- Firearms and New Zealand: Where to from here? - 28 Feb
