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Global trade and health promotion
Author(s) -
Legge David
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
health promotion journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2201-1617
pISSN - 1036-1073
DOI - 10.1071/he07092
Subject(s) - population health , health economics , health promotion , public health , corporate governance , community health , business , health policy , global health , promotion (chess) , human capital , population , economic growth , environmental health , health care , medicine , economics , political science , nursing , finance , politics , law
It is self‐evident that patterns of global trade and the forces which govern such patterns affect population health. However, it is not self‐evident how health promoters might engage with these forces. Some of the factors which mediate the links between trade and health include: income effects, capital formation, work, environmental impacts, toxic exposures, culture and diversity and governance and human security. ‘Entry points’ where trade policies could be affected by health advocacy include: simply talking about the issues; addressing fear and insecurity in the suburbs, promoting fair trade products (such as coffee and tea), and participating in campaigns such as those around access to medicines.