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Global Health

Global Health. Global Issues Unit Lesson 4. Warm Up. How can climate change affect human communities?. Global Health Issues. What is meant by the term global health?. Health problems that transcend national borders Spread of… Global impact of…. Globalization & Health.

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Global Health

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  1. Global Health Global Issues Unit Lesson 4

  2. Warm Up • How can climate change affect human communities?

  3. Global Health Issues • What is meant by the term global health? • Health problems that transcend national borders • Spread of… • Global impact of…

  4. Globalization & Health • Increased global trade & travel promotes rapid spread • Improved access to medicines, medical information, and training that can help treat or cure these diseases

  5. Activity – Partners for Health • What are the current major world diseases in need of attention? • Each card has fact about scope of health issue or a solution to that global issue. • Step 1 – Find your issue “partner” • Step 2 – Brainstorm answers to these questions: • What else do I know or want to know about this issue? • What might accelerate progress of this health solution? • How is this health issue connected to other global issues? • Step 3 – Read fact & solution aloud to class

  6. T-P-S: Partners for Health Activity • How are these health issues connected to other global issues? • Poverty, population, education, governance, environment quality • What did you find most surprising, troubling, or encouraging about this activity?

  7. Major Health Concerns: • HIV/AIDS:Infects human tissues, causing progressive decline in immune system that leads to death • Since 1980s, 60m+ infected, 30m+ died, over 33m living with disease • Spread through blood, sexual contact, IV drug use, birth/nursing • Debate over allocation of resources to prevention or treatment (ARV’s)

  8. Major Health Concerns: • Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection that attacks lungs & other organs • 8 m new cases per year, 1.7 m die/yr (500K co-infected w/AIDS) • Spread through infectious droplets (cough, sneeze, spit)…so, thrives in conditions of poverty & overcrowding • DOTS prevention & treatment system

  9. Major Health Concerns: • Malaria: Parasite infects blood (mosquito bite) causing extreme flu-like symptoms • 400 m new cases/yr, kills ~2m (mainly children in Sub-Saharan Africa) - Asia, Africa, Central/South America • Infant death, drop in education, decline in economic productivity& dvpt • Antimalarial drugs, treated bed-nets & other protective measures

  10. Major Health Concerns: • Polio: Viral disease that can cause flu-like symptoms or lead to crippling paralysis & death • Eliminated W.Hemi, 223 cases in 3 nations (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan) in 2012 • Transmitted primarily through ingestion fecal material (kids under 5) • Vaccination (IPV), Ventilators, Fluids & Rest (2 wk flu period) • Cholera: Bacteria infects intestine causing diarrheal illness • 3-5 m cases/yr, ~1.9m deaths • Areas w/inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene • Rehydration & antibiotics, protective sanitary measures

  11. Ted Talk: Let’s Talk Crap. Seriously

  12. Paradox of Global Health? • Know how to prevent/treat/cure but still millions die yearly from these very diseases! • Barriers to global health • Geography, poverty, poly instability, apathy, ignorance • Limited funding – govts and internatl aid org’s • Overcoming barriers • Use technology; empowerment frontline community health workers • UNICEF, WHO, Partners in Health, MDG’s, Bill Gates

  13. UN Millennium Development Goals • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality • Goal 5: Improve maternal health • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

  14. Partner Activity • How does climate change impact/relate to each of these goals? • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality • Goal 5: Improve maternal health • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development http://www.undp.org/climatechange/cc_mdgs.shtml

  15. Closure – • Reflect on the following quote “A toxic combination of poor social policies, bad politics and unfair economics are causing health and disease on a grand scale.”

  16. Resources of Interest: VIDEOS: • Children working to end polio in India http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tedxchange/Pages/tedxchange-video-gallery.aspx#video=/tedxchange/Pages/revolutionary-optimists.aspx&pager=0&filter=&autostart=true • Statistical Progress on MDGs (Ted Talk) http://www.gatesfoundation.org/tedxchange/Pages/tedxchange-video-gallery.aspx#video=/tedxchange/Pages/tedxchange-hans-rosling.aspx&pager=0&filter=&autostart=true ARTICLES: • Gates Global Health Initiative http://www.seattlepi.com/globalhealth/151538_global08.html • Gates Interview http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_gates.html

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