1. Global Issues Unit Lesson 4
Global Health
Global Issues Unit Lesson 4

2. Warm Up
How can climate change affect human communities?

3. Global Health Issues What is meant by the term global health?
Health problems that transcend national borders
Spread of…
Global impact of…

4. Globalization & Health
Increased global trade & travel promotes rapid spread
Improved access to medicines, medical information, and training that can help treat or cure these diseases

5. Activity – Partners for Health
What are the current major world diseases in need of attention?
Each card has fact about scope of health issue or a solution to that global issue.
Step 1 – Find your issue “partner”
Step 2 – Brainstorm answers to these questions:
What else do I know or want to know about this issue?
What might accelerate progress of this health solution?
How is this health issue connected to other global issues?
Step 3 – Read fact & solution aloud to class

6. T-P-S: Partners for Health Activity
How are these health issues connected to other global issues?
Poverty, population, education, governance, environment quality
What did you find most surprising, disturbing, or encouraging about this activity?

7. Major Health Concerns:
HIV/AIDS: Infects human tissues, causing progressive decline in immune system that leads to death
Since 1980s, 60m+ infected, 30m+ died, over 33m living with disease
Spread through blood, sexual contact, IV drug use, birth/nursing
Debate over allocation of resources to prevention or treatment (ARV’s)
2.6 m new cases/yr, 1.8 m deaths

8. Major Health Concerns:
Tuberculosis: Bacterial infection that attacks lungs & other organs
8 m new cases per year, 1.7 m die/yr (500K co-infected w/AIDS)
Spread through infectious droplets (cough, sneeze, spit)…so, thrives in conditions of poverty & overcrowding
DOTS prevention & treatment system

9. Major Health Concerns:
Malaria: Parasite infects blood (mosquito bite) causing extreme flu-like symptoms
400 m new cases/yr, kills ~2m (mainly children in Sub-Saharan Africa) - Asia, Africa, Central/South America
Infant death, drop in education, decline in economic productivity& dvpt
Antimalarial drugs, treated bed-nets & other protective measures

10. Major Health Concerns:
Polio: Viral disease that can cause flu-like symptoms or lead to crippling paralysis & death
Eliminated W.Hemi, 223 cases in 3 nations (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan) in 2012
Transmitted primarily through ingestion fecal material (kids under 5)
Vaccination (IPV), Ventilators, Fluids & Rest (2 wk flu period)
Cholera: Bacteria infects intestine causing diarrheal illness
3-5 m cases/yr, ~1.9m deaths
Areas w/inadequate water treatment, poor sanitation, and inadequate hygiene
Rehydration & antibiotics, protective sanitary measures

11. Ted Talk: Let’s Talk Crap. Seriously

12. Paradox of Global Health?
Know how to prevent/treat/cure but still millions die yearly from these very diseases!
Barriers to global health
Geography, poverty, poly instability, apathy, ignorance
Limited funding – govts and internatl aid org’s
Overcoming barriers
Use technology; empowerment frontline community health workers
UNICEF, WHO, Partners in Health, MDG’s, Bill Gates

13. UN Millennium Development Goals
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

14. Partner Activity
How does climate change impact/relate to each of these goals?
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

15. Closure – Reflect on the following quote
“A toxic combination of poor social policies, bad politics and unfair economics are causing health and disease on a grand scale.”

16. Resources of Interest:
VIDEOS:
Children working to end polio in India
Statistical Progress on MDGs (Ted Talk)
ARTICLES:
Gates Global Health Initiative
Gates Interview