NR503 final – global health part 2 (textbook info)

the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance

represents the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors necessary to thrive in today's interconnected worlds

The health of populations in a worldwide context that go beyond the perspectives and concerns of individual countries. An international collaborative approach to achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.

an extension of population health

complement the Global Health Initiative projects in domestic and international programs

promote capacity strengthening

collaboration and partnering

ethical reasoning and professional practice

health equity and social justice

program management and strategic analysis

sociocultural and political awareness

regulates immigration into the United States through a variety of laws

someone who is located outside of the US; is of special humanitarian concern to the US

someone who demonstrates that they were persecuted or fear persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group

16.7 million globally; live predominantly in the Middle East, Africa, Syria, south, east, and central Asia, the Americas, and Europe

3 million have been resettled in the US

created the Federal Refugee Resettlement Program and created the current national standards for the screening and admission of refugees into the US

created the US Citizenship and Immigration Services

formed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to oversee immigration enforcement and border security

created by the Homeland Security Act to enhance the security and efficiency of national immigration services by focusing exclusively on the administration of benefit application

the most commonly spoken language among immigrants five years and older

43% of immigrants in the US speak this language at home

Spanish and English (16%);chinese (6%), Hindi (5%), Filipino/Tagalog (4%), and French (3%)

this is part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), and stipulates that hospitals deliver emergency care to everyone, regardless of national origin, legal status, or ability to pay

article 25 stipulates that all people have the right to a standard of living that guarantees health

specified by the UDHR as the highest attainable standard of physical, social, and mental well-being rather than solely the absence of disease

according to the UDHR, is achievable through the promotion of maternal and child health, reduction of mortality and morbidity, improvements in environmental sanitation, and the provision of adequate medical services

tied to universal access to comprehensive medical and health services for different social groups

does not automatically lead to equity in health status

is constrained among social groups by the macro social process of the delivery of healthcare, as well as by the sociocultural, economic, and political arrangements of the community in which the delivery system functions

the only true measure of equity in health status

are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age

employment conditions, social exclusion, public health programs and social determinants, women and gender equity, early child development, globalization, health systems, measurement and evidence, and urbanization

measures to clarify how different types of jobs and the threat of unemployment affect workers' health

the relational processes that lead to the exclusion of particular groups of people from engaging fully in community and social life

factors in the design and implementation of programs that increase access to healthcare for socially and economically disadvantaged groups

mechanisms, processes, and actions that can be taken to reduce gender-based inequities in health by examining different areas

evidence illustrates that opportunities provided to young children are crucial in shaping lifelong health and development status

how trade liberalization and integration of production of goods affect health outcomes

innovative approaches that effectively incorporate action on social determinants of health

the development of methodologies and tools for measuring causes, pathways, and health outcomes of policy interventions

broad policy interventions related to healthy movement into cities, including close examination of slum upgrading

differentiated from global health not only by scope but also by focus on which groups are susceptible or at greater risk for specific diseases

provides a broader perspective on the extent to which the complex relations of macro structural factors of health determine the distribution of population-level and individual-level health outcomes

explain how the environment, education policy, information technology, ethnic diversity and health disparity, geographical, socioeconomic factors, and inequities affect disease transmission and the delivery of health services across national borders

genetics, gender, ethnicity, educational level, and individual health behaviors