International Collaborations of the Center
Undeniably, health and disease are global issues. In these times of great mobility, a health-related problem existing in one part of the globe eventually affects the wider world. Chronic disease is a major worldwide problem. Even in countries where infectious diseases are rampant, the World Health Organization has noted that people are most likely to die from a chronic illness. Heart disease, for example, is far and away the biggest cause of global mortality. In lower income countries such as China one finds that what kills people there is the same as in the U.S.
A solution developed in one country can bring relief to people in other countries. The Center contributes to improving global health in three ways.
- Through collaboration with international colleagues, the Center adapts and assesses in new locations interventions proven in the United States
- The Center imports successful interventions from elsewhere and assesses their effectiveness for Americans
- The Center explores, with international colleagues, important disease prevention and management questions that are in need of answers
Current International Projects