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implementation work - Answer clinicians and non-clinicians who deliver health-related
services to individuals and communities
- health sector experts often work alongside people with expertise in other aspects of
international and community development to support socioeconomic progress and
environmental health
financing work - Answer professionals who oversee the financing, management, and
administration of global health policies and programs
- individuals work in a diversity of sectors, and they may have expertise in public policy, law,
business, communication, or other disciplines
global health overlaps with many lines of work that aren't specifically focused on financing and
implementing global health interventions - Answer - scientists, engineers, researchers,
policymakers
global health - Answer multidisciplinary field in which people from diverse areas of academic
study pool their expertise to solve challenging problems
- no particular undergrad major or graduate program necessary
all global health professionals expected to be knowledgeable about the - Answer social and
environmental determinants of health, the effect of globalization on health and healthcare, and
the global burden of disease
council for education in public health, CEPH - Answer accredits public health educational
programs; identified several competencies that are prerequisites for grad education in public
health and all of these general public health knowledge areas are relevant to future global
health professionals
- highlight how coursework across variety of disciplines - health-specific plus stats,
environmental science, biology, psychology, sociology, politics, economics
- no particular checklist of courses that must be taken to be on track to global health career
soft skills - Answer personal, social, emotional, and communication skills that equip people
to successfully contribute to and lead work teams and other collaborative activities
- compassion, empathy, sense of solidarity
- communication, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, positive attitude, professionalism, responsibility,
social skills, teamwork, work ethic