Globalization
Report 550012007/2005 The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework
M.M.T.E. Huynen, ICIS, Maastricht University, Maastricht P. Martens, ICIS, Maastricht University, Maastricht H.B.M. Hilderink, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP), Bilthoven Contact: M.Huynen@ICIS.unimaas.nl
ICIS, Maastricht University Kapoenstraat 23 6211 KV Maastricht P.O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands Phone number: ++ 31 43 3882662 Fax: ++ 31 43 3884916 website: www.icis.unimaas.nl
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9 3721 MA Bilthoven P.O. Box 303 3720 AH Bilthoven The Netherlands Phone number: ++31-30-2749111 Fax: ++31-30-2742971 Website: www.mnp.nl
This investigation has been performed by order and for the account of MNP, within the framework of project S/550012, Population and Health.
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Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all colleagues at the International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) for the fruitful discussions leading to this paper. This work is financially supported by MNP-RIVM within the project ‘Population & Health’.
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
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Abstract
The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework This paper describes a conceptual framework for the health implications of the globalisation process in the following three steps: 1) defining the concept of population health and identifying its main determinants; 2) defining the concept of globalisation and identifying its main features; and 3) constructing the conceptual model of globalisation and population health. The main health determinants are identified and structured by means of a conceptual model, which is based on an analysis of existing health models. The nature of the determinants (institutional, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental) and their level of causality
M.M.T.E. Huynen, ICIS, Maastricht University, Maastricht P. Martens, ICIS, Maastricht University, Maastricht H.B.M. Hilderink, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP), Bilthoven Contact: M.Huynen@ICIS.unimaas.nl
ICIS, Maastricht University Kapoenstraat 23 6211 KV Maastricht P.O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands Phone number: ++ 31 43 3882662 Fax: ++ 31 43 3884916 website: www.icis.unimaas.nl
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9 3721 MA Bilthoven P.O. Box 303 3720 AH Bilthoven The Netherlands Phone number: ++31-30-2749111 Fax: ++31-30-2742971 Website: www.mnp.nl
This investigation has been performed by order and for the account of MNP, within the framework of project S/550012, Population and Health.
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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all colleagues at the International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) for the fruitful discussions leading to this paper. This work is financially supported by MNP-RIVM within the project ‘Population & Health’.
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
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Abstract
The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework This paper describes a conceptual framework for the health implications of the globalisation process in the following three steps: 1) defining the concept of population health and identifying its main determinants; 2) defining the concept of globalisation and identifying its main features; and 3) constructing the conceptual model of globalisation and population health. The main health determinants are identified and structured by means of a conceptual model, which is based on an analysis of existing health models. The nature of the determinants (institutional, socio-cultural, economic, and environmental) and their level of causality