What is wrong with #GlobalHealth?

“A critical studies definition of global health would consider global health as the practice of public health in high-income countries for low-income countries.” @@girijasankar06

This came up at #SkollWF & prompted me to look further. It feels like seeking new thinking, crossing disciplinary boundaries, only to find the same problems repeated. Thoughts?

Lancet collection of writing:
https://www.thelancet.com/what-is-wrong-with-global-health

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Smart motorways cut https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65288852

This seems an inconsistent application of criteria compared to other road types & transport modes. What about the -ve impacts resulting?

The PM says ‘all drivers deserve to have confidence in the roads they use to get around the country’. Will the same benefit be granted to all road users?

Maybe the smart thing to do would be put the £1bn saved back into the active travel funding slashed a few weeks ago? @@livingstreets #ViaMastodon

“Making our cities safer, more pleasant and more convenient to navigate is… a worthwhile infrastructure investment and public health priority.”

#RestorativeCities #publichealth “@laylamccay” “@jennyroe” #ViaMastodon

Checking original sources 🧐. I love this part of #PhDlife, there have been several times that I have interpreted something differently from how someone else citing the same ref. This 1978 paper is an early example of what we now are so used to: the socio-ecologic paradigm in #PublicHealth, here in relation to death from heart attack - that the biologic can’t explain everything, the role of ‘social causation’ & what we now call ‘wider determinants’. #ViaMastodon

After draft thesis in time to catch up on some recent new publications including those out since I completed my #SystematicReview on #healthystreets. First up #RestorativeCities by @laylamccay @jennyroe. A fitting read after yoga class @insolecourt. #ViaMastodon