Security, insecurity and health

Coupland, Robin M.

doi:10.2471/blt.06.037135

Cited by 28 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It specifically stresses core capabilities, including income security, health care, housing, education, environmental security among other essentials for life. It also recognises that national security is no guarantee of human security within borders, and that the 'core moral value of people's security' may actually be in potential conflict with it (Coupland 2007). Framing security in human, and not simply national, terms thus forces open debates on policy measures beyond rich country efforts to create a cordon sanitaire (whether for unwanted pathogens or unwanted aliens) to consideration of a larger set of international responsibilities.…”

Section: Health As Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Global health in public policy: finding the right frame?

Labonté

2008

Critical Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

One of health promotion's major contributions has been its discursive challenge to biomedical and even behavioural models of health and illness. The concept of social determinants of health is now widely accepted by health authorities in many parts of the world. When health promoters focus on these determinants, however, it is often at local or national scales. Contemporary globalisation demands a more critical appraisal of how many health problems have become inherently global in cause and consequence. In making such an appraisal, it is helpful to consider how global health is presently being framed to determine which arguments are most likely to be health-promoting for the greatest number. This article reviews five such frames: health as security, as development, as global public good, as commodity, and as human right. Most offer some useful argumentation to health promotion, although the rights-based frame, when supported by ethical reasoning (a moral voice), is the most consistent with health promotion's more empowering roots.

show abstract

Section: Health As Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Global health in public policy: finding the right frame?

Labonté

2008

Critical Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Every PHC manager should obtain and be able to answer the following questions of different service levels at National, Regional/Provincial, and District Health centres [8][9][10]. This information will be reported in the project document.…”

Section: The Priority To Address Primary Health Care Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Support to Primary Health Care in Transitional Situations: Lessons Learned from the Field

Mortier¹

2010

TOHSPJ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:In a war context, a transition period begins when the guns fall silent following a ceasefire or a peace agreement is signed. In a natural disaster context, it starts as soon as the search and rescue activities are over. Progression from the emergency to the transition phase is often a tedious process, involving a complex emergency context, unforeseen additional and emerging needs and the presence/withdrawal of stakeholders. Humanitarian aid commonly described in most emergencies often persists during the transition phase. It requires them to make a complete shift in its approach, planning, financing, performance monitoring and evaluation. In transition situations, the key is to develop national and international partnership in respect to primary health centres, with a clearly-defined, realistic and participative public health methodology. This paper, a review of some key humanitarian guidelines and peer reviewed studies, is presented with a methodological approach with a succession of practical questions, answers, and documented case examples and targets central, provincial and district health facilities and national and international public health workers facing the challenges of a fragmented and fragile post-emergency health service network.

show abstract

“…As Merson and Page note, ‘university-wide centers have expanded the disciplinary framework for global health beyond the health professions to include business, engineering, public policy, divinity, law, and the disciplines of social science’ (11, p. 2). The expansion of this field relates to changes beyond the walls of the academy, including the globalized nature of health, the rapid dissemination of news, the increased inter-connectedness between people, and the framing of global health as a foreign policy objective (12–14). Manifestations of university global health activity include substantial student, faculty, and university presence at global health conferences; the development of research networks; and new coalitions of universities (15–19).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

A case study of global health at the university: implications for research and action

Pinto

Cole

Kuile

et al. 2014

Global Health Action

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundGlobal health is increasingly a major focus of institutions in high-income countries. However, little work has been done to date to study the inner workings of global health at the university level. Academics may have competing objectives, with few mechanisms to coordinate efforts and pool resources.ObjectiveTo conduct a case study of global health at Canada's largest health sciences university and to examine how its internal organization influences research and action.DesignWe drew on existing inventories, annual reports, and websites to create an institutional map, identifying centers and departments using the terms ‘global health’ or ‘international health’ to describe their activities. We compiled a list of academics who self-identified as working in global or international health. We purposively sampled persons in leadership positions as key informants. One investigator carried out confidential, semi-structured interviews with 20 key informants. Interview notes were returned to participants for verification and then analyzed thematically by pairs of coders. Synthesis was conducted jointly.ResultsMore than 100 academics were identified as working in global health, situated in numerous institutions, centers, and departments. Global health academics interviewed shared a common sense of what global health means and the values that underpin such work. Most academics interviewed expressed frustration at the existing fragmentation and the lack of strategic direction, financial support, and recognition from the university. This hampered collaborative work and projects to tackle global health problems.ConclusionsThe University of Toronto is not exceptional in facing such challenges, and our findings align with existing literature that describes factors that inhibit collaboration in global health work at universities. Global health academics based at universities may work in institutional siloes and this limits both internal and external collaboration. A number of solutions to address these challenges are proposed.

show abstract

Security, insecurity and health

Cited by 28 publications

References 14 publications

Global health in public policy: finding the right frame?

Global health in public policy: finding the right frame?

Support to Primary Health Care in Transitional Situations: Lessons Learned from the Field

A case study of global health at the university: implications for research and action

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About