Global Health Policy in an Era When Borders are No Longer Boundaries
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Economics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2018)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health policy; environmental policy; cumulative risk; community-based environmental assessment; policy design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is intended to examine the health impacts of the trans-border movement of people, pathogens and pollution and efforts to mitigate them. The focus should be cross-national and policy relevant, and include at least one of three themes: 1) People crossing borders, as migrants or refugees, the health risks they face, problems of access to care, and international (in)action; 2) Pathogens crossing borders, as emerging viral diseases, and antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases, the challenges of travel and of international cooperation in surveillance and control; and 3) Pollution crossing borders, as contamination of air and water, resistant to national controls and efforts at regional mitigation, and posing serious threats to the health of current and future generations. Contributions are invited to include better characterization of the problem, including new problem definitions, explanatory models and metrics. We are also interested in new approaches and policy options, involving practical or experimental ways to mitigate adverse health effects. Innovations in cross-border collaborations and new directions in international partnerships and cooperation for prevention or mitigation are also priority topics within this special issue. We encourage authors to address policy design and implementation in their analyses and invite discussions of ethical issues and implications. Papers should meet the format requirements of the journal and will be subject to editorial screening and external peer review.
Prof. Dr. Stephen H. Linder
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Cross-national health issues
- International health policy
- Global environmental health
- Social and economic determinants
- International cooperation
- Health in foreign policy
- World health organization
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