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Example of why we should care about global health:
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Zika virus
-it started in Brazil but then spread nationally
-the pattern was that it was in tropical or warmer climates
-it started in Brazil but then spread nationally
-the pattern was that it was in tropical or warmer climates
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Definition of global health
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Health problems that transcend national boundaries and may be influences by experiences in other countries, which are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions
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Why should we care about global health?
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-risk factors dont recognize boundaries
-disease spreads on its own terms
-ex. ebola, coronavirus, zika, TB
-disease spreads on its own terms
-ex. ebola, coronavirus, zika, TB
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How can we make a difference in global health?
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collective actions
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What is the global aviation network?
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map showing that disease can spread in less than 24 hours because of our interconnected global communities are. We can travel virtually anywhere anytime we want to
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How are global health issues affected by transnational determinants:
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-climate change
-urbanization
-malnutrition or over nutrition (obesity)
-urbanization
-malnutrition or over nutrition (obesity)
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Historical Development of the term: public health
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a younger/more recent discipline
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How are the terms international health and global health different?
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-they have diff approaches
inter. health: unidirectional
Global health:
multidirectional
-transcends national boundaries
-has a greater inter-disciplinary approach
inter. health: unidirectional
Global health:
multidirectional
-transcends national boundaries
-has a greater inter-disciplinary approach