America's vital interest in global health : protecting our people, enhancing our economy, and advancing our international interests / / Board on International Health, Institute of Medicine

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827549003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0-309-13306-8; 1-280-21048-6; 9786610210480; 0-309-56883-8; 0-585-02526-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (72 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetti: World health; Public health - International cooperation; Medical policy - United States; Medical assistance, American
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53).
• Nota di contenuto: America's Vital Interest In Global Health -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Summary -- PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE -- ENHANCING OUR ECONOMY -- ADVANCING OUR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS -- LEADING FROM STRENGTH -- Part I America And Global Health Change -- 2 The Globalization Of Health: Common Problems, Common Needs -- ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION AND THE TRANSFER OF RISKS -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION -- POVERTY AND HEALTH -- RISING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE AND THE NEED FOR HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM -- CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES -- 3 Attitudes Toward U.S. Foreign Assistance: Perception And Reality -- SURVEY FINDINGS -- Part II Doing Well by Doing Good: The Rationale for Increased U.S. Involvement -- 4 Protecting Our People -- THREATS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE -- 5 Enhancing Our Economy -- A MARKET WITH UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL ; -- LACK OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES -- OPTIONS FOR INCREASING INVESTMENT IN PRODUCTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- 6 Advancing Our International Interests: Leading from Strength -- INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE HAS PAID HIGH RETURNS AND PROMISES MORE -- U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICATO SHAPE THE ... -- U.S. LEADERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS -- References -- Appendix Major U.S. Agencies and Organizations Engaged in Global Health Activities -- U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- The National Institutes of Health -- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS.