7. Global Health Community
One definition for the term “global health community” relates to those who are involved in global health initiatives, such as advocates, implementers and stakeholders, and who are advancing the agenda for global health priorities around the world. One organization that supports the global health community is the Global Health Council, which touts itself as “The Collective Voice of the Global Health Community.” In a broader sense, the global health community can be defined as that which includes each of us as individuals and as communities that increasingly interact with one another as advancing globalization reduces the boundaries we experience in global health.
8. Global Health Security
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), global health security refers to “a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats.” The CDC is helping to lead the way toward such efforts through its Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) — an initiative that’s in partnership with U.S. government sister agencies, other nations, international organizations, and public and private stakeholders. The three pillars of the GHSA include preventing and reducing “the likelihood of outbreaks — natural, accidental or intentional”; early threat detection; and rapid and effective response “using multi-sectorial, international coordination and communication.”