Visual Analytics in Public Health

Catalog description

Learn to transform public health data into powerful visual stories that inform, inspire, and drive action. This course introduces students to essential visualization tools and techniques used to explore and communicate complex health information. Through interactive online modules, hands-on projects, and collaborative feedback sessions, students will develop clear, ethical, and impactful visuals—from bar charts and scatter plots to interactive dashboards and geographic maps. This course balances cutting-edge visualization and communication tools, providing students the creativity of modern visual analytics practice, leveraging powerful statistical software including Tableau, Python, R, and SAS. By the end of the course, students will produce a professional portfolio of visualizations for evidence-based decision-making and effective public health communication.