Week 6: Global Health Curriculum Design Notes This week focuses on global health. Health care and health care reform are areas of worldwide focus. Health care access for all is one aspect of the global health agenda. Understanding global issues and trends will assist nurses in providing care while working in foreign countries or working domestically with patients from various countries. Faculty Resources Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Key Concepts Trends in Global Health Globalization: increased social and economic dependence and integration as capital, goods, person, concepts, images, ideas, and values cross state boundaries Influence of technology Frequency of international travel Population characteristics Enormous population growth presents a threat to the health and economy of many nations. World population distribution is uneven As world population grows, global trend toward urbanization Population health threatened by environmental factors and disease Environmental factors Environmental stressors Pollution Air Water Land Patterns of health and disease Differences in developed and developing countries Disease patterns Primary causes of death Racial, ethnic and access disparities Developed countries Primary causes of mortality related to chronic diseases, violence, and traumatic injury Developing countries Infections, malnutrition and violence x Emerging pathogens World Health Organization list of top emerging diseases likely to cause epidemics List provides basis for WHO Blueprint for Research & Development preparedness
Week 6: Global Health Curriculum Design Notes This week focuses on global health. Health care and health care reform are areas of worldwide focus. Health care access for all is one aspect of the global health agenda. Understanding global issues and trends will assist nurses in providing care while working in foreign countries or working domestically with patients from various countries. Faculty Resources Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Key Concepts Trends in Global Health Globalization: increased social and economic dependence and integration as capital, goods, person, concepts, images, ideas, and values cross state boundaries Influence of technology Frequency of international travel Population characteristics Enormous population growth presents a threat to the health and economy of many nations. World population distribution is uneven As world population grows, global trend toward urbanization Population health threatened by environmental factors and disease Environmental factors Environmental stressors Pollution Air Water Land Patterns of health and disease Differences in developed and developing countries Disease patterns Primary causes of death Racial, ethnic and access disparities Developed countries Primary causes of mortality related to chronic diseases, violence, and traumatic injury Developing countries Infections, malnutrition and violence x Emerging pathogens World Health Organization list of top emerging diseases likely to cause epidemics List provides basis for WHO Blueprint for Research & Development preparedness
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