This cooperative agreement will provide a mechanism to stimulate global public health education. Results from collaborative research can be used in curriculum development, publications, and presentations at national or international meetings and to contribute to the improvement of global health. International cooperation such as this serves to meet the objectives of Healthy People 2010. This cooperative agreement will assist the OIRH in its mission to promote the health of the world's population by advancing the Department of Health and Human Service's global strategies and partnerships, thus serving the health of the people of the United States. This IOM report states the need for public health workers to be exposed to international health training to deal with the health issues of a world that is growing more diverse, but closer due to international travel and commerce, for example, emerging and drug resistant infectious diseases in one country represent a threat to the health and economics of all countries.
Tobacco is a global problem by virtue of global marketing and cultural development.
Answers to these challenges requires global thinking, training, and collaboration. This cooperative agreement is authorized by Section 307 of the Public Health Service Act. No other applications are solicited. ASPH represents the 29 accredited schools of public health in the United States. These schools represent the primary educational system that trains personnel to operate the Nation's public health agencies, and to administer disease prevention and health promotion programs.