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Introduction: The Public's Health In The Global Era: Challenges, Responses, And Responsibilities Symposium, David Fidler
Introduction: The Public's Health In The Global Era: Challenges, Responses, And Responsibilities Symposium, David Fidler
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
No abstract provided.
Global Responsibilities: Ethics, Public Health, And Global Environmental Change, Dale Jamieson
Global Responsibilities: Ethics, Public Health, And Global Environmental Change, Dale Jamieson
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
In this article, Professor Dale Jamieson examines the relationship between
climate change and public health from an ethical perspective. He begins by
exploring the link between global environmental change and public health and
concludes that global warming poses a serious potential threat to human
health. Professor Jamieson then questions why the potential health effects of
climate change have received so much attention when the other ramifications
of climate change have been left unaddressed He argues that the combination
of several factors has brought the issue of potential health effects to the
forefront of the climate change debate. One such factor …
Global Environmental Change: Health And The Challenge For Human Rights, Satvinder Juss
Global Environmental Change: Health And The Challenge For Human Rights, Satvinder Juss
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
No abstract provided.
The Globalization Of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Relations, David Fidler
The Globalization Of Public Health: Emerging Infectious Diseases And International Relations, David Fidler
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
In this article, Professor Fidler explains how the processes of
globalization have altered traditional distinctions between national and
international public health. Professor Fidler begins the article by
familiarizing the reader with globalization, reminding the reader that
globalization refers to the various factors that infringe upon a sovereign
state's ability to control what occurs in its territory. Next, the article defines
and discusses emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and examines the
contributions made by globalization to the emergence and reemergence of
EIDs. The article then develops a "pathology of the globalization of public
health ", which helps the reader to understand better …