Topics in Global Public Health

Global public health training.

The debate about whether to call our specialty public health or global health seems rather like angels dancing on a pin head as we face the choppy waters of change. In response to Jeffrey Koplan’s attempt to define differences between global, international and public health the deans in the USA voiced their opinion that since many public health challenges were global, an understanding of the wi...

Global Public Health Security

The framework of the newly revised International Health Regulations is a key driver in the effort to strengthen global public health security. Unanimously agreed upon by the World Health Assembly on May 23, 2005, the regulations are the result of experience gained and lessons learned during the past 30 years. This global legal framework includes a commitment from the World Health Organization (...

childhood obesity: a global public health crisis

introduction:childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. the prevalence of  childhood obesity has increased over few years. it is caused by imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized. one or more factors (genetic, behavioral, and environmental) cause obesity in children. physical, psychological, and social health problems are caused due to child...

Public and global engagement with global health.

2066 www.thelancet.com Vol 381 June 15, 2013 Global health is widely regarded as being grounded in public and global engagement. But much of the process of global health is dominated by Northern institutions, expert groups, think-tanks, high-level meetings, and the like. Indeed, the exponential growth of global health in the past decade may soon turn into terminal decline unless truly global an...

Global + local = glocal public health.