HSA 4113 Columbia College Chicago Global Health Discussion

Questions 1a. .Do you know any children who have died from pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, or
undernutrition? What does your answer or classmates’ answers indicate about global health
inequalities?
b. . What educational and other resources are available for children in your community who have
special needs? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
c. A growing number of American women what to give birth at home instead of at a hospital. What
do you think about this practice? What environment would you prefer if you were giving birth or
your partner was giving birth?
Question 2
a. What are the leading risk factors that contribute to death and disability in low- and
middle-income countries, and how do they differ from those found in high-income
countries?
b. Given current trends in risk factors, what re likely to be the major cause of death and
disability in low- and middle-income countries in the 2020s and beyond? Which policies
and actions taken over the next decade at national and international levels could influence
these trends, and which factors might facilitate their implementation.
c. What are the characteristics of particular environmental health problems that render them
more, or less, tractable to amelioration or elimination?
d. As the scale of human impact on the global “environment” increase, people become more
concerned about the consequences of disruption of our “habitat.” What does this signify?