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Global Health So near, So far

Global Health So near, So far. 2011 the year of Global Health. World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh. Health and Global Health, WHO. “Health is not only the absence of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, mental and social well-being.”.

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Global Health So near, So far

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  1. Global HealthSo near, So far 2011 the year of Global Health World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh

  2. Health and Global Health, WHO “Health is not only the absence of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, mental and social well-being.”

  3. GloCal Health (Global to Local) Your Patient and Where you live

  4. Global health is an important new concept. The Institute of Medicine refers to global health as "health problems, issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions."

  5. The Supercourse:Internet bringing us closer together through learning about global health THE SUPERCOURSEis a global library of lectures on prevention and public health, shared for free by the best faculty in the world. www.pitt.edu/~super1

  6. What is WHO? WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

  7. Who are the developers of this lecture? Global Health Network Supercourse Project Library of Alexandria, Egypt WHO Collaborating Centre, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

  8. Global HealthGlobal Health Network Supercourse Project, University of Pittsburgh Building a Global Prevention Network to Share Knowledge and Wisdom

  9. Mission of this lecture Teach every medical, public health and nursing student in the world about global health Develop a global health network for students to tackle local to global health problems.

  10. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

  11. International Health “International health refers to the interlocking and interrelated health status of people throughout the world and to efforts to improve the health of all people of every country.” Last, Foege

  12. Public health, medicine, and nursing: parts of the same puzzle

  13. Why should students learn about global health As of today, colleges and universities have very few lectures on global health in their curricula Health is becoming a global problem, with chronic diseases being a number one killer around the globe By learning more about global health research, students will be better equipped to face the challenges of their unique profession Global Health is important for all students, those in health, engineering, chemistry, etc.

  14. What should students know about global health Know the differences between global and international health research Identify key challenges to global health Recognize the importance of information sharing in the area of global health Recognize the importance of preventive activities in improving global health Recognize the need for global networking to improve global health locally and globally

  15. Local health International health Global health

  16. Smallpox vaccination: the case of global health effort in disease eradication

  17. Most important problems of global health today Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions Noncommunicable diseases Injuries

  18. There are many challenges to global health with different professionals emphasizing different diseases. Interdisciplinary approaches are needed to ease the burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases

  19. 10 leading causes of death around the world (WHO)

  20. Digital divide: gap between haves and have nots One of the biggest global health challenges is access to information

  21. Problem: Information sharing: Important challenge to global health in the 21st century. Potential Solution: WWW and Mobile Global Health

  22. The importance of knowledge, learning, innovation, and IT “The most fundamental resource in modern economy is knowledge and, accordingly, the most important process is learning” Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (1992) National Systems of Innovation. Towards a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning. Pinter, London and New York, pp. 342

  23. Education in Medicine and Public Health Biomedical Research Circle of Learning

  24. Global Health Information Sharing: Supercourse CD/DVD Distributed to over 10,000 individuals around the globe and to all medical schools through WHO

  25. Forming a network

  26. Conclusion Global health is important, as similar conditions plague people in developed and developing countries alike Life expectancy in the 20th century was improved due to successes in global health efforts All students need to know more about global health research and form networks to share important global health knowledge

  27. Organizations working in the area of global health World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the World Bank, UNICEF, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CARE International, the Global Health Council, and many others

  28. Jesse Faina Soni Ron Mita Ali Ali Ardalan Iran Sunita Dodani US/Pakistan Jesse Huang China Ronald LaPorte US Mita Lovalekar US/India Faina Linkov US/Ukraine Eric Marler US Nicholas Padilla Mexico Kawkab Shishani Jordan Francois Sauer US Eugene Shubnikov Russia Rania Nicholas Francois Eugene

  29. Additional Readings Open Source http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec6921/index.htm Supercourse and Disaster Management Training http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec21601/index.htm Social Epidemiologic Methods in International Population Health and Health Services Research http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec17561/index.htm Principles of Research Synthesis http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec9611/index.htm

  30. How can I join the global prevention network? Join the Supercourse email distribution list by emailing super1@pitt.edu Present at least 1 slide on prevention to your students

  31. How do you join this global effort? • Visit www.pitt.edu/super1/ • Send this lecture to as many people you know • Teach at least 1 slide about global health. • Contact us at super1@pitt.edu for other opportunities.

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