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Globalization and health : impact pathways and recent evidence
Cornia, Giovanni Andrea (contributor);  … - 2008
regard, the paper raises doubts about the way globalization has taken place and the way public policy oriented it. -- health … status ; health inequalities ; globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793548
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"Globesity"? : the effects of globalization on obesity and caloric intake
Costa-Font, Joan; Mas, Núria - 2014
This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 … social globalization, and specifically the effects of changes in information flows and social proximity. A one standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412876
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Breaking the Fall : Successful Homeless Interventions in the COVID Pandemic
Flaming, Daniel; Pickens, Seth; Burns, Patrick - 2023
Government income and housing interventions during the COVID pandemic had demonstrable benefits in reducing the growth of homelessness. Comparisons of projected versus actual growth in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2022 validate the benefit of these interventions.This report offers three types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014264568
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A 'Health Kuznets' Curve'? : cross-country and longitudinal evidence
Costa-Font, Joan; Hernandez-Quevedo, Cristina; Sato, Azusa - 2013
The distribution of health inequalities appears to exhibit a different pattern when samples of developing countries are examined. One explanation is the existence of a health Kuznets ́curve. This paper sets out as an exploratory analysis to test the latter hypothesis of an inverse U shape...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199440
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Globalization and health worker crisis : what do wealth-effects tell us?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
globalization when income-levels matter. In plainer terms, the work explores how the wealth of exporting countries play-out in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410067
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The international provision of pharmaceuticals: a comparison of two alternative theoretical strategies for global ethics
Pies, Ingo; Hielscher, Stefan - 2007
Millions of people in the developing world lack access to curative drugs. Thomas Pogge identifies the cause for this problem in a lack of redistribution across borders. By contrast, this article shows that institutional shortcomings within developing countries are the main issue. The different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011757929
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The Global Role of the World Health Organization
Prah Ruger, Jennifer; Yach, Derek - 2011
The 21st century global health landscape requires effective global action in the face of globalization of trade, travel …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205908
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Benefit-Cost Analysis in Global Health
Robinson, Lisa A. - 2017
Decisions on investing in health as well as other policies require deciding how to best allocate available resources - recognizing that using labor, materials, and other resources for one purpose means that they cannot be used for other purposes. Approaches for economic evaluation, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958763
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Is Globalization Really Good for Public Health? General Considerations and Implications for the Arab World
Tausch, Arno - 2015
Background: A positive assessment of the role of globalization as a driver of a good public health performance has been …-analysed the data, provided by Mukherjee N. and Krieckhaus J. Globalization and Human Well-Being. International Political Science … Review, March 2012; vol. 33, 2: pp. 150-170.Results: We can show that different types of globalization processes affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022366
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National and Global Responsibilities for Health
Gostin, Lawrence O.; Ooms, Gorik; Grover, Anand; … - 2010
Preventable and treatable injuries and diseases are overwhelming sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and other impoverished areas of the world. Why are health outcomes among the world’s poor so dire after the first decade of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and despite a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189398