Culture And Its Impact On Culture

Over the years the concept of culture has shaped people and what they believe in. According to the textbook culture is defined as a set of beliefs, traditions, and practices. The conception of culture can be described as material or nonmaterial. Material culture is described as everything that is a part of our constructed, physical environment. On the other hand, nonmaterial culture refers to values, beliefs, behaviors, and social normal. I believe culture can be defined and shaped in many ways. I feel that culture differs from one location to another because the natural environment has an impact on the culture. Also, some people come up with their own ideas and values. There are changes within cultures across time because people grow and develop

The World Health Assembly expects efforts to achieve the “Health for All” goals of the WHO to be collaboration between the country’s leaders, health organizations, individual countryman, communities and other countries (Maurer and Smith 2013, p. 115). There are many intergovernmental organizations (The WHO, the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Bank, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention etc.) as well as voluntary and philanthropic organizations (Catholic Relief Services, American Friends Service Committee, Doctors without borders, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, etc.) that focus on the health of populations around the world, providing expertise, technical support, funding for economic and infrastructure development and for healthcare services (Maurer and Smith, 2013, pp116-118). As for other countries education in how to raise your own crops can be beneficial. Food and financial aid is currently supplied but perhaps that could be increased, with the introduction

One of the leading causes of mistrust for the vaccination efforts is the mistrust that many communities feel towards the motivation behind the Polio vaccination push. This mistrust of government and NGO initiatives is built upon the histories of many of these regions. Of particular importance is the lack of basic health infrastructure in many communities across India. This lack of basic infrastructure, along with rampant poverty, led to widespread problems with diarrheal diseases, malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition, and lack of sanitation (Coates et al, 2013). This caused the residents of these communities to grow suspicious of why the government suddenly pushed for the Polio vaccination without addressing these problems which affected far more people in

There is no universal fix to the complexities of each country and what they face with regards to their health care needs. Health care is a fundamental need among all peoples. Each country will have to work on solving the disparities that exist in access of care, funding of care, and availability of care. Because we now find ourselves facing the dilemma of fighting many infectious diseases once thought to be under control, we must work with all countries around the world. Every country faces the potential of an outbreak of a disease like SARS or a terrorism strike involving biological or chemical agents. Global initiatives to improve the health of nations across the board regardless of resources in these nations will benefit all. We need to continue with consistent and comprehensive measures to ensure health equity to all (Williams & Torrens, 2010).

The CDC has been a promoter of global health for almost 6 decades. CDC protects Americans through their constant interactions with other countries. CDC understands that since we are now more globally dependable and connected, “a disease threat anywhere is a disease threat everywhere”. (CDC.gov) Because of the CDC ‘s programs in third world countries, the United States builds good relationships with other countries as well as monitor and control diseases. CDC protects and saves lives around the world.

The world faced a stark reality at the turn of the century. Amidst unprecedented new wealth and powerful new technologies, millions were still getting sick and dying from diseases and life expectancies were actually falling. Therefore, in September 2000, 189 country representatives adopted the Millennium Development Goals to focus on time limited commitments to reduce poverty and promote human development in order to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other disease by 2015.(WHO, 2008). The challenge for meeting this deadline of goals was perceived as emergent and had a powerful effect for transforming the long-standing problem of global public health. It was perceived that globalization was putting the social cohesiveness of many countries under stress and that the health systems as key constituents of our contemporary societies were clearly not performing as well as they could and should.

WHO (World Health Organization) is an organization that addresses the issue globally as apposed to Bell Let’s Talk being a local organization in Canada. WHO began on April 7th 1948 in Geneva, today they have 150 offices and more than 7000 people working for organization. Their main areas of work are health systems, promoting health through the life-course, noncommunicable diseases, corporate services, preparedness, surveillance and response. In 2011 a civil war started in Syria and since than more than 4 million people escaped to Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt. WHO’s emergency support team are based in Amman, Jordan and they are distributing medical supplies to Syrians and neighboring countries dealing with the crisis (World Health Organization). WHO works by supporting the improvement of health outcome in countries. Any country that is a member of the United Nations is able to become members of WHO by accepting its

One organization that I believe to have a positive impact on healthcare in a global context is the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC is a federally run agency under the Health and Human Services Department of the United States government, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The goal of the CDC is to protect the health of Americans, whether that is while they are at home or in another country. The CDC also works around the world with other countries and their organizations to build personal and community capacity in order to prevent and respond to any immanent threats to health. Thus, CDC works to stop disease and illness from spreading as soon as they develop, thereby preventing their spread not only to the

WHO is unquestionably ambitious and their goal is that all people “attain the highest possible level of health” ( Dr LEE Jong-wook ) (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2006/s07/en/}. They worked with Groups in Europe in the last half of the 19th century, holding conferences to coordinate policies and practices for quarantine and disease management during the outbreak of the cholera epidemic. They have helped to eradicate not only cholera and smallpox, but are now

The issue of health is inevitably one of the main factors, which modulates societies. The presence of infectious diseases dates back to the starting point of the human existence and could prominently result in the decay of social cohesion. Nowadays, far-reaching and evident cases of the impact of infectious diseases at a global range, constitute no undisclosed reality. It is an unfortunate fact that despite the progress made - both at intellectual and at a practical level - throughout significant stages of human history, there still remains the threat of a potential pandemic, which could be proven lethal. The recent epidemic outbreaks of perilous diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola and the Zika virus in certain parts of the world comprise exceptional

Global health, which plays an increasingly crucial role in both global security as well as security in the US, needs the US to provide more funding for global diseases and health. The important role of global health can be proven by looking at the diseases around the world, the impact of the global diseases, current groups helping global health, the risks of not funding, and finally how the US might be able to help with the issue.

With the spread of disease country to country being as simple as a plane ticket from one place to another, it has become increasingly obviously that countries must support one another in development of adequate health care structures and in prevention and management of devastating illnesses. In doing so, the advancement of global health is attainable.

The concept of culture is something that defines many aspects of one’s life. From physical objects to different ways of thinking, culture adds significance to human life and makes groups of people distinct from one another. Culture is essentially a group of people who come together with similar interests and points of view. According to the Center for Advanced Language Acquisition of the University of Minnesota, “culture is defined as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization.” From a more sociological perspective, culture is a way in which people come together in order to fulfill their needs. These shared patterns and ideas identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.” Culture is one of the things that sets the United States apart from the rest of the world. Not that the rest of the world is not cultural, but the circumstance here is different. Many people of different cultural backroads come to this country in search of a better life. As a consequence, the United States has become a place where many cultures merge together like a colossal pot soup.

Since year 2000, there have been several international collaborative efforts which has given rise to the establishment of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, Pandemic Influenza Framework Preparedness etc. The WHO was instrumental and contributed significantly in the fight against Ebola. The WHO was instrumental in identifying the virus as earlier speculations were wrong. This was due to that the symptoms are similar to other diseases and most developing nations lack the medical resources used in carrying out the tests. WHO alongside its collaborating partner Institute Pasteur in Lyon, France carried out the tests. The organization set up objectives and frameworks in order to curb the spread of the epidemic. One of the measures taken was the prevention of mass gatherings like burials. For instance, a burial ceremony held in Sierra Leone resulted in about 345 secondary cases. By 2015, WHO through its successful coordination of international partnerships were able to provide assistance to 800 community hospitals by providing 2000 medical staffs, establishing 23 collaborative centers, 900 epidemiologists, training 4000 health workers, provision of about 1.5 million protective equipments, and implementing the preparedness plans in 15 countries. In addition to that, WHO push towards raising an estimate of US$ 490 million. Medecins Sans Frontier were among the first to raise an alarm within 48

UNICEF is addressing these threats as it works with the governments, humanitarian agencies, civil and community