GHE course Flashcards
(173 cards)
aka loyalty
fidelity: faithness to a person, cause, belief. demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support
also
degree of exactness with which something is copied or reporduced
WHO definition of “health” in 1946
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. not merely the absence of disease or infirmy
broadened scope of what “health” means
health is not simply being sick or not sick
- human rights, social, justic e, environmental. being in the domain
multidisciplinary field by necessity
what is public health
population level focus. not just the individual
global health =
area of study/research/practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldside
what does global health emphasise
transnational health issues,
determinants,
Solutions
involves many disciplines within/beyond the global health science/policy.
in disciplinary collaboration
DOD efforts within the public health/global health sector
Global Health Engagement (GHE)
DOD Global Health Engagement
health activities the DOD conducts in support of national security policies and military strategy of the US
- they are a means to partner w/other nations to acheive security cooperation and build partner capacity through health-related activities and exchanges
- build partner capacity, trust, confidence, share information, coordinate activities, maintain influence, achieve interopeability
how to think about “public health”
“population” level
what makes global health “fashionable”
media/student/faculty interest
- supported by gov is a crucial component of foreign policy
- academic progress
- major philanthropic
ways to think about global health
- notion (current state of global health)
- objective (world of healthy people)
- scholarship/research
what might be obscured if you dont’ have an established definiotion of global health
w/o established definition of global health, might obscure important differences in ph8ilsophy/strategy/priorities for the actions of doctors/researchers/founders/general public
- can’t reach agreement about what we are trying to achieve, approaches we must take, skills we need, and ways we should use resources
what is the Institute of Medicine’s definition of public health
fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which peopel can be helthy
problem with the term “international health” versus “global health”
IH: stresses more on the differnces of countries rather than what they have in common
population-international-global health
- shared challenges
- population base dpriorities
- preventative focus
- focus on poor/underserved/vulnerable
- emphasises health services as a public good
- importance of systems/structures
- inter/multidisciplinary
subjugation
act of treating a person or their wishes/beliefs as less important than others wishes/beliefs
also: defeat/gain control of someone or something by the use of force and gain that populatoins’ obedience
origin of quarantine
14th century Venice
quality or state of depending on others
interdependence
global health under the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Director of Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Relief, & Global Health
- agency collaborates w/tghe appropriate Geographic command, relevant US embassy, USAID, Dept of State, and relevant US government agencies to ensure legality, appropriateness, and effectiveness
3 things the government should ensure when collaborating w/each other to ensure
legality
appropriateness
effectiveness
USAID
US Agency for International Development
funds DOD GHE activities
DOD appropriates or other appropriations depending on the government agency in the lead
DOD Instruction on global health engagement
DODI 2205.02
“Humanitarian & Civic Assistance Activities”
OHDACA
Overseas Humanitarin, Disaster, & Civic Aid