Foundations and Theories of Global Health
According to Koplan et al. (2009), global health emphasizes improving health and achieving this for all people worldwide.
What is health equity?
What term describes the integration of biological and social factors in understanding health outcomes?
What is the biosocial approach?
This metric combines years of life lost due to premature death with years lived with disability.
What is DALY – Disability-Adjusted Life Year?
Which ethical principle from the Belmont Report emphasizes protecting the autonomy of participants?
What is respect for persons?
What is the primary goal of the Paris Climate Agreement?
What is to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C and aim for 1.5°C?
Which sociologist introduced the concept of "unintended consequences" in social interventions?
Who is Robert Merton?
This 1978 declaration emphasized the importance of primary health care and identified health as a fundamental human right.
What is the Declaration of Alma-Ata?
If a person dies at age 50 but had an expected lifespan of 80, how many Years of Life Lost (YLL) is that?
What is 30 years?
What is one key element that must be included in an informed consent form?
What are the risks and benefits of participating in the study?
What global framework, adopted in 2015, includes 17 goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and promoting health and well-being by 2030?
What are the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs?
This theory by Arthur Kleinman explains how social and political forces can exacerbate suffering and limit healthcare access.
What is social suffering?
Which approach focuses on delivering basic, community-driven health services to meet the essential health needs of a population?
What is Primary Health Care or PHC?
In cost-effectiveness analysis, which benchmark is used to determine if an intervention is highly cost-effective?
What is the cost per DALY averted being less than the country’s GDP per capita?
What is the main difference between community engagement and participation in global health research?
Engagement is consultation-led, while participation is partnership-driven and inclusive of community goals
What is the term for a health system that can recover from and adapt to climate-related shocks?
What is a climate-resilient health system?
Michel Foucault's concept that describes how governments regulate populations through policies and practices.
What is biopower?
The GOBI approach, part of selective PHC, stands for Growth monitoring, Oral rehydration, Breastfeeding, and this health intervention.
What is Immunization?
This economic approach helps compare health interventions by examining cost per health outcome achieved.
What is cost-effectiveness analysis?
What ethical concern arises when researchers fail to account for the impact of their presence in a community setting?
What is creating burden or disruption of local services?
What is one key objective of the WHO’s Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health?
What is to establish low-carbon, climate-resilient health systems?
Which post-colonial theorist introduced the concept of "subaltern" to describe marginalized voices in global narratives?
Who is Gayatri Spivak?
What is one key criticism of Selective PHC compared to Comprehensive PHC?
It focuses on specific diseases and interventions rather than addressing broader determinants of health and equity.
What term describes the calculation where the number of individuals living with a condition is multiplied by the disability weight?
What is Years Lived with Disability – YLD?
Name one question researchers should consider when conducting studies with vulnerable populations.
What is, "Have I prioritized the welfare of participants over scientific outcomes?"
How do SDGs differ from MDGs in their approach to sustainability and global development?
SDGs are broader, apply to all countries, and emphasize sustainability, climate action, and economic growth, whereas MDGs were primarily focused on developing countries and basic poverty reduction