Influence and opportunity: reflections on the U.S. role in global public health.

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Today's global health crisis illustrates many of the transnational governance challenges the United States faces today. In the arena of global health, the United States can create a new role for itself by moving beyond a national-interest paradigm and strengthening its "soft power" position in health. Health in recent administrations has moved beyond being "just" a humanitarian issue to being one with major economic and security interests. Despite U.S. unilateralism, new approaches to global health governance are being developed by other actors, who have influenced the U.S. agenda and made important contributions. Yet a larger leader is still needed, especially in identifying and following a sound legal and regulatory global health governance system; bringing political legitimacy; and setting priorities. Responsible political action is needed to develop a new mindset and lay the groundwork for better global health in the future.

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Author/s: Kickbusch, Ilona (I);

Affiliation: Division of Global Health, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, USA.

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Health affairs (Project Hope) (Health Aff (Millwood)), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Nov-Dec; vol 21 (issue 6) : pp 131-41

Dates: Created 2002/11/21; Completed 2002/12/11; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12442848, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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