Presentation questions

Question 1

alcohol Abuse

• what are some effective strategies for policymakers to tackle alcohol related issues according to the WHO?

Answer 1

1. leadership, awareness, commitment
2. health services’ response
3. community action
4. drinking-driving policies and countermeasures
5. availability of alcohol
6. Marketing of alcoholic beverages
7. pricing policies
8. reducing the negative consequences of drinking and alcohol intoxication
9. reducing the public health impact of illicit alcohol and informally produced alcohol
10. montioring and surveillance

Question 2

global diplomacy

• what strategies are proposed for the future of global health diplomacy, and how do they align with the need for innovative technologies and miltilateral cooperation

Question 3

religion & health

• what is the relationship between religiosity and vaccine acceptance?

Answer 3

higher religiosity has been linked to lower vaccine acceptance rates, irrespective of religious affiliation

Question 4

disability and Wellbeing

• what are some health inequities faced by individuals with disabilities globally?

Answer 4

• accessibility, stigmatization, lack of education around proper care
• discrimination
• increased risk for non-communicable diseases
• left out of public health interventions
• poverty
• exclusion from education and employment
• poor living conditions
• gaps in social support

Question 5

the opioid epidemic

• with regards to the opioid epidemic, what principles should policy makers follow when introducing solutions?

Answer 5

• need to minimize unintended harm, implement effective solutions (consider humanitarian values)
• responsible health governance to improve overall health
• continual adaptation, surveillance, and resilience to circumstances

Question 6

developmental aid and aid effectiveness

• describe international food aid, and the differences between its subsections

Answer 6

international food aid: provision of resources from one country to the other to support their food requirements

relief food aid: for those suffering from conflict or disaster

project food aid: for vulnerable groups

program food aid: for anyone in need

Question 7

describe the difference between developmental food aid and emergency food aid

Answer 7

emergency food aid:
* short-term response to an immediate concern

developmental food aid:
* longer term response
* provide people with training, tools, seeds, agriculture education, livestock
* become self-sufficient and promote sovereignty

Question 8

access to essential medicines

• what role do pharmaceutical companies play in improving access to essential medicines?

Answer 8

• fair pricing
• supporting generic production
• public-private partnerships
• investing in research for neglected diseases

Question 9

outlines an example of how religion has been historically used by certain groups as a tool to influence the health of another group

Answer 9

residential schools
* cultural assimilation
* genocide
* generational trauma
* sexual abuse

overturning Roe V. Wade
* right-wing influence of American Evangelical groups
* has impacts on the health and reproductive rights of women
* has downstream global health impacts on other countries willingness to offer abortion services, counselling

religiously-Backed health organizations
* doctors without borders and many other organizations began as religious outliets for supports, but many still seek to improve the health of global communities