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Global Health
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Ponder These Thoughts.. What would you do if you couldnt cure
common illness like the cold, flu, a headache, muscle soreness?
What would you do? What if you had no clean water? What steps would
you take to purify it if your water source wasnt safe? What if
there were no governing associations for health products? How would
you determine if medicines/ products were safe? Would you still
take it if it has risks/unknowns? What if you lived in a mud hut,
wore the same outfit everyday, and drank water from the same place
that you bathed?
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What is Global Health? Issues that are concerning to different
populations all over The World. The issues can range from diseases
and infections to water supply and health diplomacy. Communicable
Diseases Global Water Supply and Safety Health Diplomacy Maternal
and Child Health Non-Communicable Diseases Refugee Help
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Global Health Chain of Command
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Communicable Diseases Communicable diseases spread from one
person to another or from an animal to a person. The spread often
happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or
other bodily fluid. The terms infectious and contagious are also
used to describe communicable disease. In this section, learn about
coordinated efforts to combat a few of the most serious
communicable diseases on a global level. HIV/AIDS Influenza Malaria
Tuberculosis Polio
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Clean Water Supply and Safety Clean water is essential for
human health. It is necessary for drinking, farming, sanitation,
and hygiene. Unfortunately, clean water is a global challenge.
Progress in technology and policy has helped some, but not enough.
Population growth and environmental challenges mean that clean
water will remain a global health challenge for many years.
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Health Diplomacy For any nation, the health and well-being of
its population has broad social, political, and economic
implications. As such, health cooperation is an important part of
the foreign policy of the United States. Advancing health diplomacy
is one of the objectives articulated in the Department of Health
and Human Services' (HHS) Global Health Strategy: Engage directly
with diplomatic partners, and strengthen peer-to-peer technical,
public health, and scientific relationships.Global Health Strategy
Key Priorities Assign health attachs to selected U.S. embassies for
international cooperation, ensuring that political, security,
development and health objectives are maximized Establish a Global
Health Career Track within HHS to formalize career opportunities
and training for people working in the global health arena,
including in overseas assignments Partner with the Department of
State to bolster knowledge about global health among the diplomatic
corps Strengthen diplomatic knowledge, negotiation skills and
understanding of development principles for HHS field staff and
technical health experts
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Maternal and Child Health In the 1980's, the United States
increased funding for MCH- related programs. At that time, it was
estimated that 17 million children under the age of 5 died every
year. By 2006, through the efforts of many international aid
organizations, the annual number of deaths of children under the
age of 5 is 10 million. HHS works to improve the health of women
and their children across several organizations. HIV/AIDS:
Preventing Mother to Child Transmission and Pediatric AIDS Reducing
Infant and Child Mortality and Improving Child Health Reducing
Maternal Mortality and Improving Maternal Health
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Non-Communicable Diseases Chronic, non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) are the number one cause of death and disability in the
world. The major NCDs, that are responsible for almost 2/3 deaths
annually, are: Cardiovascular diseases Cancers Chronic respiratory
diseases Diabetes
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Refugee Help The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) coordinates
refugee health policies and activities across the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). They also work with other federal
and international agencies that are involved with refugee issues.
OGA assists state governments with programs for refugees resettling
in the United States. This includes refugee health assessment and
health care. Mission Trips Food Drives Clothing Drives
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Global Health Project Research Paper (100 points) Information
will come from your answer sheet Campaign Poster(25 Points)
Examples to follow App (25 Points)