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What Is Global Health? Fundamentally, global health is about achieving better health outcomes for vulnerable populations and communities around the world. Those who study or practice global health work to eliminate health disparities in low-resource settings around the world through research, education and collaborative intervention.
Apr 7, 2020 · As a branch of medical and health sciences, global health has three fundamental tasks: (1) the spatio-temporal patterns of a medical and/or health issue across the globe to gain a better understanding of the issue and to assess its global impact [ 40 – 43 ]; (2) the determinants and influential factors associated with medical and health ...
- Xinguang Chen, Xinguang Chen, Hao Li, Hao Li, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Abu S. Abdullah, Jiayan Huan...
- 2020
Jun 3, 2021 · These included: (1) global health is a multiplex approach to worldwide health improvement taught and pursued at research institutions; (2) global health is an ethically oriented initiative that is guided by justice principles; (3) global health is a mode of governance that yields influence through problem identification, political decision ...
- Melissa Salm, Mahima Ali, Mairead Minihane, Patricia Conrad
- 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005292
- 2021
- BMJ Glob Health. 2021; 6(6): e005292.
Global health is the health of the populations in the worldwide context; [1] it has been defined as "the area of study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide". [2]
- Improving Health
- Achieving Equity
- Reaching Beyond Borders
- Uniting Disciplines
- Building Partnerships
While health is often thought of in a physical or health care context, its meaning is much broader. Health refers not only to the absence of illness, but also, as defined in the 1946 Constitution of the World Health Organization, “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.” Improving health requires attention to all three of these...
Everyone should have the opportunity to live a life that supports good health. However, vast differences in people’s environments, resources, and social statuses affect the choices available to them. Achieving equity in health means addressing social and environmental determinants and eliminating disparities in health systems and health care access...
Global health deals with health issues and determinants that are transnational, meaning they affect multiple countries. Examples of health issues that transcend borders include infectious diseases that travel between countries, as well as noncommunicable diseases and conditions that affect many populations around the world. Climate change and pollu...
Global health issues involve a complex interplay of factors, many of which exist beyond the confines of a clinic. They must be approached from multiple angles: cultural, economic, environmental, infrastructural, political, social, and technological. The involvement of many disciplines, both within and beyond the health sciences, brings the perspect...
No one sector or organization can achieve global health solutions on its own. The complexity of the problems involved requires alliances that bring together different perspectives, organizations, and skills. By building partnerships that exchange knowledge and capabilities among countries and stakeholders, including those most affected by these pro...
Mar 16, 2018 · What Is Global Health? We have made advances in global health, but we face challenges from new disease trends—and need funding to treat them. Last Updated. March 16,...
May 12, 2021 · Handbook of Global Health. Johanna Hanefeld & Hanna-Tina Fischer. 3246 Accesses. 1 Citations. Abstract. Global health, as a field of study, research, and practice, has grown in prominence over the past two decades. This chapter sets out what “global health” is and outlines key principles and core concepts of relevance for the field.
