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[The pyramid trap].

E Harzheim1, C Alvarez-Dardet

  • 1Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España.

Cadernos De Saude Publica
|August 22, 2001
PubMed
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Globalization impacts public health, necessitating transnational networks over traditional hierarchies. New information technologies enable "glocal" solutions and collective action for a more equitable world.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Global Health
  • Health Policy

Context:

  • Globalization increases global interdependence and health inequalities.
  • Global health risks and external factors challenge traditional local/national public health solutions.
  • Hierarchical, geographically-based public health organizations are increasingly ineffective.

Purpose:

  • To propose a new organizational model for public health practice in the era of globalization.
  • To leverage new information technologies for a more effective public health framework.
  • To foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among health professionals globally.

Summary:

  • The paper critiques traditional public health structures due to globalization's effects.
  • A transnational, horizontally-shaped network model is proposed, utilizing information technology.

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  • This model aims for greater independence from political power and facilitates information exchange and "glocal" solutions.

    • Impact:

    • The proposed model can foster "glocal" (global and local) health solutions.
    • It promotes knowledge dissemination and the sharing of best practices.
    • This network structure can empower health professionals, leading to collective action and a more equitable world.