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Global Health Diplomacy- Engagement in Myanmar


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Rebecca Katz, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This presentation will focus on U.S. government engagement in Myanmar as an example of Global Health Diplomacy.  Specifically, this presentation will use the case study of US-Myanmar relations to describe a Theory of Practice Change approach as one way to conceptualize GHD practice and the potential impacts that could also depict its complexity and identify relationships and pathways for measuring success. I will also discuss both academic research as well as how we use this engagement as a teaching tool for MPH students.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe how global health diplomacy is used to build and advance relationships. Identify different types of diplomatic engagements around health in Myanmar. Assess classroom techniques for teaching global health diplomacy to students.

Keyword(s): Policy/Policy Development, International Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have authored several papers on global health diplomacy, have been the principle investigator on a federally funded contract on global health diplomacy, and have designed global health diplomacy courses for academia and government.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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