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    The document discusses global health issues and challenges. It defines global health as understanding health care at an international level, including improving health equity worldwide. The three biggest global health challenges are pandemics like COVID-19, environmental factors affecting disease spread, and inadequate access to healthcare in many countries. Strengthening primary healthcare systems is important to holistically address health issues globally.

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    The document discusses global health issues and challenges. It defines global health as understanding health care at an international level, including improving health equity worldwide. The three biggest global health challenges are pandemics like COVID-19, environmental factors affecting disease spread, and inadequate access to healthcare in many countries. Strengthening primary healthcare systems is important to holistically address health issues globally.

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    The document discusses global health issues and challenges. It defines global health as understanding health care at an international level, including improving health equity worldwide. The three biggest global health challenges are pandemics like COVID-19, environmental factors affecting disease spread, and inadequate access to healthcare in many countries. Strengthening primary healthcare systems is important to holistically address health issues globally.

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    While precise global health definitions vary by source, you can think of it as the

    understanding of health care at an international and interdisciplinary level. It


    includes the study, research, and practice of medicine with a focus on improving
    health and health care equity for populations worldwide.
    The effects of a globalized economy, advances in transportation, and changes to
    agricultural practices have resulted in health care issues transcending
    international borders.
    Practicing physicians and medical school instructors must do their parts to
    influence prevention efforts on a worldwide scale by focusing on global health.
    The first step to understanding global health is to define it, and then learn about
    some related issues.
    So what are the biggest challenges confronting progress in global health? The
    three global health issues detailed below help illustrate the breadth and depth of
    this complex field.

    1. Pandemics
    According to an article published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization,
    pandemics are defined as global disease outbreaks. Examples of pandemics
    include COVID-19, and other viral threats. Every year, there are newly emerging
    pandemic threats. Vaccination efforts can help, but it’s critical to address issues at
    the source by addressing important areas like health education and responsible
    agricultural practices

    2. Environmental factors
    How can air pollution and climate change affect the health of the human
    population? In most cases, the answer lies in water sources and sanitation.

    Storms, flooding, droughts, and air pollution make it easier for diseases to spread
    across large groups of people. The immediate solution is to provide resources like
    bottled water and sanitation technology, but global health must also focus on the
    prevention of environmental challenges in the first place.
    3. Healthcare systems
    Inadequate access to health systems is a health threat, with at least half
    the global population lacking access to essential healthcare services.
    Challenges in healthcare systems vary across countries. Strengthening
    primary healthcare systems is pivotal to effectively and holistically address
    health issues.

    1. Invest in Mobile Clinics


    To address issues with transportation due to geographic barriers and improve access
    to care, the U.S. health care system is increasingly investing in alternative treatment
    sites. Instead of traveling to a hospital, many patients can now access care at mobile
    clinics closer to where they live and work.

    2. Extend Telehealth Services


    Historically, providers have been unwilling to establish services in small, rural
    communities because they lack large hospital systems and populations with money to
    pay for services. This means people have to travel away from their home community to
    get medical care.

    Telehealth provides remote access to physicians and other medical service providers to
    patients without a physical clinic in their area. Through videoconferencing and cloud-
    based data, doctors can communicate across large geographic distances to better
    coordinate care for patients.

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