Global Health

Educational Resources

American Medical Student Association-Global Health Action Committee
Promotes international health advocacy and education through a number of programs, meetings, and institutes available to medical students with an interest in global health issues.

Global Health Education Consortium
A consortium of health care educators from the United States and Canada, GHEC works to promote global health education in four areas – curriculum and training materials development, clinical training, career development, and education policy.

Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education
This Center offers health care providers in resource-limited settings access to the expertise and experience of Johns Hopkins University clinical faculty. Distance education tools and resources are available.

Ohio State University-Office of Global Health Education
This office serves as a resource for OSU students, faculty and staff in identifying and developing international health affiliations and educational programs. 

Government Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Coordinating Office for Global Health
Coordinates the CDC's global health activities and policy implementation.  Provides resources and technical assistance to employees in the international public health sector.  Provides quick links to current international travel and public health news.

Global Health Security Initiative
Launched in Canada, this international partnership was formed to strengthen public health preparedness and response to threats of biological, chemical, radio-nuclear terrorism (CBRN) and pandemic influenza.  Documents from a number of GHSI working groups are available.

The Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA)-Globalhealth.gov
Represents the Department of Health and Human Services to other government, agency, and international organizations.  Develops U.S. policy and strategy positions related to international and refugee health issues.  An archive of government reports, statements, and data is provided along with information on international health employment and training opportunities.

World Health Organization
This comprehensive site offers a number of global health publications, databases, and research tools.  WHO provides data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels.

Core Journals

• AIDS*
• American Journal of Public Health*
• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
• Environmental Health Perspectives
• Health Promotion International*
• JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association*
• Lancet*
• Quality of Life Research*
• Social Science & Medicine*
• Vaccine*

  *Access limited to OSU faculty, staff, and students

Selected Electronic Books

• Emerging infectious diseases from the global to the local perspective: a summary of a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections / Jonathan R. Davis and Joshua Lederberg, editors; National Academy Press, 2001
• Global AIDS Crisis: A reference handbook / Richard G. Marlink and Alison G. Kotin, ABC-CLIO, 2004*
• Priorities in Health / Dean T. Jamison et al, The World Bank, 2006

  *Access limited to OSU faculty, staff, and students

Selected Journal Articles

• Chronic Versus Acute Diseases. Science, v.309, 15 July 2005, p.380-381*
• Expanding Priorities - Confronting Chronic Disease in Countries with Low Income. New England Journal of Medicine, v.356 issue 3, 2007, p.209-211
• Global Chronic Diseases. Science, v,307, 21 January 2005, p.317*

  *Access limited to OSU faculty, staff, and students