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.: UNINA9910969774203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 9786610210480; 9780309133067; 0309133068; 9781280210488; 1280210486; 9780309568838; 0309568838; 9780585025261; 0585025266
• 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: As populations throughout the world live longer, there is an increasing trend toward global commonality of health concerns. This trend mirrors a growing demand for health and access to new interventions to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. The knowledge base required to meet these needs is not only of a technical kind, deriving from experiments of researchers, but must also draw from the experiences of governments in allocating resources effectively and efficiently to improve human health. This report from the Board on International Health of the Institute of Medicine focuses on the interest of the United States in these global health transitions. The report argues that America has a vital and direct stake in the health of people around the globe, and that this interest derives from both America's long and enduring tradition of humanitarian concern and compelling reasons of enlightened self-interest.