MEDS 581 Final Review - Lecture 15 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
T or F: Global health only has one set definition False - It can be defined multiple ways
Global Health -Collaborative transnational research and action for promoting health for all
-Health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for
actions on the global forces that determine the health of people
-An area of study that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity
in health for all people worldwide
History -Babylonians had sewer systems
-Pasteurization in 1860s
-Modern global health is post WWII
-1948 -> WHO formed
-1955 -> Malaria Eradication Program
-1980 -> Smallpox eradicated
Public Health Milestones in 20th Century -Immunizations
-Control of infectious disease
-Fluoridation of drinking water
-Family planning
-Maternal/Child health interventions
-Wastewater systems
-Motor vehicle safety
-Tobacco control
-Preventing birth defects
Impact of Global Health Interventions -Interventions have led to addition of 30 years of average adult lifespan in USA
-Transition from infectious to chronic diseases as leading cause of death
-Life expectancy increase not attained in all countries
-Other areas were beset w/ unpredictable public health crises
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Goals for global development set forth in the Millennium Declaration of 2000
intended to create a global partnership for development
MDG - 8 Goals -Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
-Universal primary education
-Gender equality/Women empowerment
-Reduce child mortality
-Improve maternal health
-Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other disease
-Ensure environmental stability
-Develop global partnership for development
T or F: MDG progress has been equal around the world False - It's been uneven
, Global Goals/SDGs -193 countries adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
-Consists of 169 development targets
-"The Global Goals" is a marketed campaign to make the public aware of targets
-MDGs ended in 2015
-Global Goals supposed to be achieved by 2030
Global Goals and the Environment -Climate action (13)
-Life below water (14)
-Life on land (15)
-Clean water and sanitation (6)
SDG 13 -Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and
natural disasters
-Integrate climate change measures
-Improve climate change education
-Implement goal of mobilizing $100 B annually to address needs of developing
countries
-Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related
planning and management in developing regions
Climate Change and Small Island States -Greatly affected by climate change
-Rising sea levels
-Coastal infrastructure
-Increased coastal erosion
-Changes in aquifer volume and salinity
-Coral reef deterioration
-Outmigration
-Social-instability
-Loss of income
-Increased vulnerability
-Agriculture loss
WHO Special Initiative -Amplify voices of health leaders in small island developing states
-Gather evidence to support business case in climate change and health
-Promote policies to improve preparedness and prevention
-Triple levels of international financial support to climate and health in small island
developing states
Small Island States -Marshall Islands
-Kiribati
-Tuvalu
-Tonga
-Federated States of Micronesia
-Cook Islands
-Antigua
-Nevis/St. Kitts
-Maldives
Questions and CORRECT Answers
T or F: Global health only has one set definition False - It can be defined multiple ways
Global Health -Collaborative transnational research and action for promoting health for all
-Health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for
actions on the global forces that determine the health of people
-An area of study that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity
in health for all people worldwide
History -Babylonians had sewer systems
-Pasteurization in 1860s
-Modern global health is post WWII
-1948 -> WHO formed
-1955 -> Malaria Eradication Program
-1980 -> Smallpox eradicated
Public Health Milestones in 20th Century -Immunizations
-Control of infectious disease
-Fluoridation of drinking water
-Family planning
-Maternal/Child health interventions
-Wastewater systems
-Motor vehicle safety
-Tobacco control
-Preventing birth defects
Impact of Global Health Interventions -Interventions have led to addition of 30 years of average adult lifespan in USA
-Transition from infectious to chronic diseases as leading cause of death
-Life expectancy increase not attained in all countries
-Other areas were beset w/ unpredictable public health crises
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Goals for global development set forth in the Millennium Declaration of 2000
intended to create a global partnership for development
MDG - 8 Goals -Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
-Universal primary education
-Gender equality/Women empowerment
-Reduce child mortality
-Improve maternal health
-Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other disease
-Ensure environmental stability
-Develop global partnership for development
T or F: MDG progress has been equal around the world False - It's been uneven
, Global Goals/SDGs -193 countries adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
-Consists of 169 development targets
-"The Global Goals" is a marketed campaign to make the public aware of targets
-MDGs ended in 2015
-Global Goals supposed to be achieved by 2030
Global Goals and the Environment -Climate action (13)
-Life below water (14)
-Life on land (15)
-Clean water and sanitation (6)
SDG 13 -Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and
natural disasters
-Integrate climate change measures
-Improve climate change education
-Implement goal of mobilizing $100 B annually to address needs of developing
countries
-Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related
planning and management in developing regions
Climate Change and Small Island States -Greatly affected by climate change
-Rising sea levels
-Coastal infrastructure
-Increased coastal erosion
-Changes in aquifer volume and salinity
-Coral reef deterioration
-Outmigration
-Social-instability
-Loss of income
-Increased vulnerability
-Agriculture loss
WHO Special Initiative -Amplify voices of health leaders in small island developing states
-Gather evidence to support business case in climate change and health
-Promote policies to improve preparedness and prevention
-Triple levels of international financial support to climate and health in small island
developing states
Small Island States -Marshall Islands
-Kiribati
-Tuvalu
-Tonga
-Federated States of Micronesia
-Cook Islands
-Antigua
-Nevis/St. Kitts
-Maldives
