Digital Health Promotion Training Course

Duration 10 days 18 modules · 65 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Public Health Officers, Health Promotion Specialists and others
Fee from USD 2,200 KSh 190,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 16 Nov 2026 Course code SD-PH-036

Before you join: Participants should have experience in public health, health promotion, health communications, service delivery, community engagement or digital programme coordination.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

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Course overview

Digital health promotion can extend the reach of public health campaigns, service information and behaviour-change support, but poor design can exclude people with low digital access, spread unverified claims, misuse personal data or produce engagement metrics with little health value. Public health teams need practical methods for selecting channels, designing accessible content, protecting privacy, linking people to services and showing whether digital activity contributes to measurable outcomes.

This course develops the skills required to plan, deliver and evaluate digital health promotion initiatives using websites, SMS, mobile applications, social media and online communities. Participants use COM-B, the Behaviour Change Wheel, BCT Taxonomy v1, logic models, RE-AIM and practical measurement frameworks to turn population health priorities into focused digital interventions. The course covers audience research, behavioural design, health literacy, accessibility, platform selection, content governance, data protection, social listening, misinformation response, implementation and continuous improvement.

Teaching combines short technical briefings with case work from public health, primary care, health insurance, NGOs and community health programmes. Participants analyse realistic campaign decisions, develop campaign components in groups and apply each method to a work-related priority. By the end of the course, each participant has produced and presented a complete digital health promotion campaign portfolio containing an audience profile, behaviour-change approach, channel plan, accessible content sample, governance controls, measurement framework and implementation plan.

The course suits professionals responsible for public health communications, health promotion, patient engagement, community outreach, digital programme delivery or health service improvement. It is particularly relevant where teams need to improve uptake of prevention services, screening, vaccination, self-management support, mental health resources or referral pathways.

What you will be able to do

  • Design a digital health promotion campaign using COM-B and a logic model
  • Conduct audience research using personas, journey maps and message-testing methods
  • Apply Behaviour Change Wheel and BCT Taxonomy v1 methods to intervention design
  • Produce accessible health content using plain-language and WCAG 2.2 criteria
  • Build a channel strategy covering websites, SMS, social media and mobile applications
  • Establish privacy, safeguarding, clinical review and misinformation-response controls
  • Evaluate campaign performance using indicators, RE-AIM and equity-disaggregated reporting
  • Present a complete digital health promotion campaign portfolio for stakeholder approval

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Build a portfolio-ready digital health promotion campaign for a real priority population
  • Apply recognised behaviour-change methods to online and mobile health communications
  • Make stronger decisions about accessibility, privacy and health-content governance
  • Interpret campaign data beyond likes, impressions and superficial engagement metrics
  • Lead informed discussions with communications, technology, clinical and legal teams

For your organisation

  • Improves digital campaign quality through evidence-based behavioural design
  • Reduces exclusion risks through accessibility and digital inclusion planning
  • Strengthens privacy, safeguarding and clinical-content approval arrangements
  • Connects digital promotion activity to service uptake and population health measures
  • Creates reusable campaign templates, measurement definitions and implementation controls

Course modules

18 modules over 10 days

Participants can define a measurable digital health promotion problem and intervention scope.

  • Population health goals translated into measurable digital promotion objectives
  • COM-B diagnosis distinguishes capability, opportunity and motivation barriers
  • Health equity lens identifies digital exclusion and unequal intervention burdens
  • Priority population segmentation using epidemiological, behavioural and service-use data
  • Problem statements link determinants, behaviours, channels and intended outcomes
  • Logic models connect inputs, activities, outputs and health outcomes

Participants can develop evidence-based audience profiles and research plans for digital interventions.

  • Formative research questions test assumptions about needs, motivations and constraints
  • Journey maps identify decision points, information gaps and drop-off risks
  • Personas combine qualitative findings with demographic and behavioural evidence
  • Message testing compares comprehension, relevance, credibility and emotional response
  • Co-design protocols include participants without transferring professional decisions
  • Community advisory groups establish consent, compensation and feedback arrangements

Participants can select and specify behaviour-change techniques for a defined health action.

  • Behaviour Change Wheel links COM-B diagnoses to intervention functions
  • BCT Taxonomy v1 selects techniques with observable delivery specifications
  • SMART behavioural objectives define actor, action, context and frequency
  • Implementation intentions convert intentions into cue-response action plans
  • Self-monitoring features support tracking without creating punitive surveillance
  • Message framing matches perceived benefits, risks and readiness stages

Participants can create a channel strategy connected to campaign objectives and service pathways.

  • Channel strategy assigns roles to websites, SMS, apps and social media
  • Owned, earned and paid media mapped against audience access patterns
  • Content calendars sequence awareness, action, maintenance and referral messages
  • Service pathways connect promotional content with verified care and support
  • Budget assumptions separate production, media buying, moderation and evaluation costs
  • Risk register records misinformation, exclusion, safeguarding and reputational threats

Participants can produce a governed content plan for accurate, usable health information.

  • Plain-language writing applies readability checks and health literacy principles
  • Message houses align core claims, evidence, calls-to-action and rebuttals
  • Information architecture organises landing pages around user tasks and urgency
  • Visual content briefs specify purpose, audience, format, accessibility and approvals
  • Editorial workflows define drafting, clinical review, legal review and publishing
  • Content provenance records sources, version history and review dates

Participants can set accessibility and inclusion requirements for digital health materials.

  • WCAG 2.2 criteria guide text alternatives, contrast, keyboard and captions
  • Accessible design addresses screen readers, low bandwidth and older devices
  • Translation workflows distinguish language conversion from cultural adaptation
  • Digital inclusion plans provide offline alternatives and assisted access routes
  • Usability testing recruits people with disabilities and low digital confidence
  • Accessibility acceptance criteria enter procurement briefs and content quality checks

Participants can select appropriate digital platforms and specify their operational requirements.

  • Platform selection compares reach, functionality, governance, cost and data practices
  • SMS programmes define opt-in, sender identification, frequency and STOP handling
  • Mobile app requirements distinguish promotion features from regulated clinical functionality
  • Social media community management sets response times, escalation and moderation rules
  • Website analytics configuration defines events, conversions, consent and retention
  • Vendor due diligence examines hosting, subcontractors, service levels and exit terms

Participants can establish proportionate controls for personal data and online safety risks.

  • Data-flow maps trace collection, access, storage, sharing and deletion
  • Data minimisation limits fields to stated promotion and evaluation purposes
  • Consent notices explain voluntary participation, communications preferences and withdrawal
  • Privacy impact assessments identify harms, mitigations, owners and residual risks
  • Role-based access controls restrict audience data and reporting permissions
  • Incident response procedures cover breaches, harmful content and account compromise

Participants can produce a governed work plan for a digital health promotion campaign.

  • Campaign charters define objectives, audiences, scope, governance and success measures
  • Theory of change links activities to assumptions and intermediate outcomes
  • Work breakdown structures sequence research, design, approval, launch and monitoring
  • RACI matrices assign accountable owners for content, data and escalation
  • Milestone plans identify dependencies, decision gates and contingency actions
  • Stakeholder maps plan engagement with clinicians, communities, communications and technology teams

Participants can define campaign indicators that support operational and health outcome decisions.

  • Measurement frameworks separate reach, engagement, behaviour, service and equity indicators
  • Indicator reference sheets define numerator, denominator, source, frequency and owner
  • Baseline measures establish comparison points before campaign launch
  • UTM conventions attribute web traffic to channels, messages and placements
  • Dashboard specifications match decisions with timely, interpretable performance measures
  • Disaggregated reporting detects differential reach and outcomes between population groups

Participants can design a feasible evaluation approach for digital health promotion activity.

  • RE-AIM assesses reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance
  • Evaluation questions distinguish contribution claims from causal attribution claims
  • Pre-post designs document change where controlled studies remain impractical
  • Sampling plans address recruitment, response bias, sample size and representation
  • Survey instruments use validated items, cognitive testing and clear response scales
  • Qualitative protocols capture user experience, unintended effects and implementation barriers

Participants can assess campaign data quality and convert findings into justified decisions.

  • Data dictionaries standardise variable names, formats, permissible values and definitions
  • Data quality checks identify missingness, duplicates, impossible values and outliers
  • Funnel analysis locates abandonment between exposure, click, enrolment and action
  • Segmented analysis compares outcomes by age, geography, language and deprivation
  • Run charts distinguish normal variation from meaningful performance shifts
  • Interpretation notes separate observed findings, plausible explanations and decisions

Participants can monitor online conversations and respond appropriately to health misinformation.

  • Social listening protocols define keywords, platforms, sampling windows and escalation thresholds
  • Misinformation triage assesses reach, harm, credibility and response urgency
  • Prebunking messages address predictable myths before exposure spreads
  • Correction strategies use factual alternatives, trusted sources and respectful tone
  • Community guidelines define prohibited content, enforcement actions and appeal routes
  • Crisis communications templates assign spokespersons, approvals, holding statements and updates

Participants can design ethical engagement approaches that support sustained health actions.

  • Automated message sequences align reminders with behaviour milestones and consent
  • Personalisation rules use minimal data and avoid sensitive inferences
  • Push notification governance sets timing, frequency caps and opt-out routes
  • Peer support models define facilitator roles, safeguarding and referral boundaries
  • Gamification mechanics assess suitability, incentives, equity and unintended competition
  • Retention analysis identifies disengagement patterns and appropriate re-engagement messages

Participants can prepare a controlled pilot and scale-up plan for a digital campaign.

  • Pilot protocols test workflows, content, data capture and escalation arrangements
  • Implementation checklists verify readiness across people, process, technology and partners
  • Training plans prepare moderators, clinicians and service referral staff
  • Standard operating procedures document monitoring, approvals, incidents and handovers
  • Change control records requested amendments, impact assessment and authorisation
  • Scale-up criteria assess capacity, fidelity, cost and equity effects

Participants can define partnership and supplier requirements for accountable delivery.

  • Partnership agreements define shared objectives, roles, data responsibilities and dispute resolution
  • Procurement specifications state user needs, accessibility, security and acceptance criteria
  • Service-level agreements set availability, support response and reporting obligations
  • Clinical governance arrangements establish evidence review and escalation authority
  • Influencer partnerships require disclosure, brand safety and claims approval
  • Referral partner directories confirm eligibility, capacity, contact details and update cycles

Participants can improve campaign performance through structured testing and documented decisions.

  • Plan-do-study-act cycles test changes against explicit measures and predictions
  • A/B testing plans define hypotheses, variants, audiences and stopping rules
  • Fidelity monitoring compares delivered content with approved protocols
  • Cost-consequence analysis presents resources alongside multiple outcome measures
  • Equity audits examine differential access, engagement, benefit and burden
  • Decision logs document evidence, trade-offs, approvals and subsequent results

Participants can build, review and present a complete digital health promotion campaign portfolio.

  • Campaign portfolio integrates audience insight, behavioural design, channels and governance
  • Logic model and measurement framework demonstrate coherent outcome pathways
  • Accessible content sample meets plain-language, WCAG and clinical review criteria
  • Privacy pack includes data-flow map, consent notice and risk controls
  • Implementation plan specifies owners, milestones, budget assumptions and escalation routes
  • Peer review applies agreed quality criteria before formal presentation
  • Presentation defends recommendations using evidence, equity analysis and evaluation plans

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. Digital health promotion campaign charter template
  2. COM-B and Behaviour Change Wheel design model
  3. Accessible health content and editorial workflow checklist
  4. Privacy, safeguarding and misinformation risk register
  5. Campaign measurement framework and indicator reference sheet
  6. Digital health promotion implementation plan

Who should attend

  • Public Health Officers — need structured methods for planning population health campaigns
  • Health Promotion Specialists — need digital channels linked to behaviour-change methods
  • Public Health Communications Managers — need governance for health content and online engagement
  • Digital Health Programme Managers — need measurable promotion plans with privacy controls
  • NGO Health Programme Staff — need practical approaches for reaching priority communities online
  • Primary Care and Community Health Managers — need digital routes into prevention and referral services

Skills and tools covered

Behavioural campaign designDigital audience researchAccessible health contentHealth data governanceCampaign measurementImplementation planning

Tools and standards

COM-B, Behaviour Change Wheel, RE-AIM, WCAG 2.2

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to introduce methods, followed by case analysis, group exercises, simulations and structured application planning. Cases address issues such as vaccine confidence, screening uptake, mental health support, chronic disease self-management and misinformation. Participants review campaign materials, interpret engagement data, assess privacy and accessibility risks, and make implementation decisions under realistic constraints. Each module contributes a component to an individual campaign portfolio, with peer review and instructor feedback before the final presentation.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have experience in public health, health promotion, health communications, service delivery, community engagement or digital programme coordination. They should understand basic public health concepts such as target populations, prevention, health inequalities and referral services. Familiarity with social media, websites or campaign communications is useful, but specialist technical expertise is not assumed. Participants do not need to be data analysts, software developers, graphic designers, clinicians or legal specialists. The course explains how to work productively with these functions and define their required inputs.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

Participants should understand basic public health or health promotion work and have some familiarity with communicating to target populations. Technical development, graphic design, advanced analytics and legal expertise are not required.

Participants should bring a current or proposed health promotion priority, such as screening uptake, vaccination, mental health support or chronic disease self-management. They may also bring existing campaign materials, audience data, service information or relevant policies.

The course is designed for public health, health promotion, communications, digital programme and community engagement professionals. It also suits managers overseeing agencies, suppliers or internal teams delivering digital health campaigns.

This course treats social media as one possible channel rather than the central subject. It focuses on public health outcomes, behaviour-change methods, accessibility, equity, clinical governance, privacy and links to health services.

Participants leave with a campaign portfolio that can be adapted for internal approval, commissioning or implementation planning. The templates support work with communications, clinical, data protection, technology and community partners.

Training runs from 08:30 to 16:30 each day, providing about 6.5 contact hours daily. The first week develops campaign foundations and working materials, while the second week covers measurement, governance, implementation and the final portfolio presentation.

Questions about this course?

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