Flashcards for:
Understanding Global Health Issues and Solutions

The call to action is to join the Global Health Team, emphasizing the importance of diverse individuals working collaboratively to address health inequities and develop lasting solutions.

Migration can pose health threats through the spread of infectious diseases, mental health strain, inadequate access to health services, and exposure to different environmental health risks.

Climate change affects health by altering pathways for infectious diseases, increasing extreme weather events, affecting food security, and exacerbating health conditions related to environmental changes.

Globalization facilitates the movement of goods, money, technology, and knowledge, impacting health through changes in food availability, disease transmission, cultural practices, and economic opportunities.

No single country can tackle global health threats alone due to increased globalization and the complex nature of health issues; thus, collaboration across governments, cultures, and religions is necessary.

Underlying causes include social, cultural, economic, environmental, political, behavioral, and biological factors.

Representation in global health governance ensures diverse perspectives and needs are considered, fostering equitable policies and more effective solutions to global health challenges.

Global health focuses on improving health and achieving health equity worldwide based on justice and human rights, whereas international health is concerned with the health status of populations in developing countries and often involves foreign aid.

Aging populations pose challenges such as increased demand for healthcare services, the prevalence of chronic conditions, a need for age-friendly infrastructure, and economic implications for pension systems.

Educated girls are more likely to make informed health decisions, access healthcare resources, and improve socioeconomic conditions, leading to lower child mortality rates.

Non-infectious factors include lifestyle influences like obesity from fast food, the importance of girls' education, poverty's impact on basic needs, and globalization's role in health.

Urban planning impacts health by determining factors such as access to healthcare facilities, availability of green spaces, pollution levels, and infrastructure that promotes active lifestyles.

Cross-disciplinary solutions require the involvement of various professions and sectors, such as engineers, teachers, business people, parents, and politicians.

Poverty restricts financial resources, hindering access to basic needs like nutritious food, safe housing, education, and affordable health services, thus impacting overall health.

Trade agreements can affect health through changes in the availability, affordability, and quality of health-related goods and services, impacting public health policies and environmental standards.