NURS1040 Global Citizenship & SDGs Student PDF

NURS 1040: Health and Health Systems Global Citizenship & Sustainable Development Goals Learning Objectives 1. Define and describe the concept of global citizenship and the professional roles of nursing in a global world. 2. Define the concept of intersectionality and its relevance to global...

NURS 1040: Health and Health Systems Global Citizenship & Sustainable Development Goals Learning Objectives 1. Define and describe the concept of global citizenship and the professional roles of nursing in a global world. 2. Define the concept of intersectionality and its relevance to global health nursing. 3. Describe the UN’s SDGs and explain the potential positive health outcomes of the SDGs for groups, communities, and populations. 4. Describe the role of nurses’ and midwives’ in responding to social and health challenges on a global scale. What are Examples of Global Health Issues? Brainstorm Intersectionality “…a theoretical perspective regarding the influence of different characteristics – race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status – on particular phenomenon, such as experience of health and its outcomes: (Astle et al., 2014). Intersectionality Iyer and colleagues (2008) conducted a literature review of class and gender The intersections of these two concepts play a role in the health of women and their access to health sieves in high- and low- income countries. Examining interconnections between social relationships, dominance, and oppression Allows deeper insights to be revealed about a person’s mental health status (Astle et al., 2014). Global Citizenship …the idea that one’s identity transcends geography or political boarders and that responsibilities or rights are derived from membership in a broader class: “humanity”. A global citizen is one who is 1. Aware of global issues 2. Socially responsible 3. Civically engaged  (1) Global awareness understanding and appreciation of one’s self in the world and of world issues; Global (2) Social responsibility Citizen concern for others, for society at large, includes and for the environment; and (3) Civic engagement active engagement with local, regional, national, and global community issues Global Citizenship From this perspective, personal health is not solely an individual, self- serving action; Rather, the consequences of an individual’s lifestyle behaviours have deep and wide consequences extending to the community, national, and global contexts. Global health represents one of the greatest challenges facing contemporary societies health systems are struggling under the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) NCDs are linked to poor lifestyle choices. Despite growing public awareness about the consequences of poor lifestyle choices, NCDs continue to rise. Global Citizenship Perhaps “personal” responsibility is not the answer… Perhaps the answer is “global” responsibility, manifested as an awareness of and commitment to global citizenship. Obesity as an exemplar for the Global Health Issue of NCD Globally, the prevalence of obesity (defined as a BMI ≥30) doubled between 1980 and 2008 – and is continuing to rise annually Associated with modifiable life style choices public awareness of the health consequences is growing—yet so are obesity rates. personal, community, national, and global consequences.  cardiovascular and metabolic complications, Hypertension Type-2 diabetes cardiovascular diseases Individual Level decreased lifespan decreased quality of life.  Physiological and psychological impairment limits capacity Community Level In case of severe obesity, financial burden on the family Psychological burden on the caregiver and family  Decreased productivity National Human capital costs. Level Considering that obesity is occurring at an increasingly younger age, the national burden is likely to grow.  Poor lifestyle choices linked with obesity are also linked to climate change and subsequent loss of biodiversity Global e.g. use of personal vehicles to commute instead of cycling or walking ➞ pollution Level Poor food choices ➞ inefficient use of natural resources ➞ loss of biodiversity ➞ impact low GDP countries who depend on ecosystem services Personal health is not solely an individual, self-serving act; rather, the consequences of our lifestyle behaviors can be wide-ranging and widely impacting. In the interconnected and interdependent nature of our world, the global is not ‘out there’; it is part of our everyday lives, as we are linked to others on every continent. Interconnectedness and Collective Action Socially and culturally through the media, telecommunications, travel and migration Economically through trade Environmentally through sharing one planet Politically through international relations and systems of regulation Activity: Traits and Qualities of a Global Citizen Name some of the traits and qualities of a global citizen Sustainable Development Goals History Sustainable Development Goals Adopted in 2015 by heads of states at United nations Headquarters in New York City 17 SDGs + 169 associated targets Goal is to realize SDGs by 2030 SDGs are integrated – success depends on intersecting achievements of each other Sustainable Development Goals What are the 17 SDGs? The Midwife’s role in implementing the SDGs of the UN 2030 Agenda: The Case of Sweden Sweden’s response to the SDGs relevant to Swedish midwifery practice: SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 3 Global Health SDG 4 Quality Education SDG 5 Gender Equality SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals (Lindgren et al., 2022) Collaborative Learning – Case Studies Questions to consider: 1) What are the sustainable development goals associated with each case study? 2) What was the nurses’ and midwives' role? 3) Are you inspired by the nurses’ and midwives' work? Why/why not? Nursing Now Challenge “Nurses and midwives are central to achieving health for all and the Global challenge Sustainable Development Goals. Goal is to improve health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide The World Health Organization is Collaborative effort of the WHO and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) proud to be working with the Focus on 5 key areas: International Council of Nurses and 1) ensuring that nurses and midwives have a more the Burdett Trust to support the 2) prominent voice in health policy-making; encouraging greater investment in the nursing Nursing Now campaign and its workforce; 3) recruiting more nurses into leadership positions; vision of improving health globally 4) conducting research that helps determine where through empowering nurses nurses can have the greatest impact; 5) sharing of best nursing practices everywhere.” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director- General of WHO (WHO, 2019d) Nursing Now Vision “The changing needs of the 21st Century mean nurses have an even greater role to play in the future. New and innovative types of services are needed – more community and home-based, more holistic and people-centred, with increased focus on prevention and making better use of technology. These are all areas where nurses can play a leading role. However, maximising nurses’ contributions will require that they are properly deployed, valued and included in policy and decision-making.” SDGs & SDH, & Nurses & Midwives Discussion Why are the sustainable development goals important? How are the social determinants of health connected to the sustainable development goals? How can nurses and midwives contribute to the realization of the sustainable development goals? References Astle, Barton, Johnson & Mill. (2014). Chapter 9: Global health. In Kozier, B., Erb, G., Berman, A., Buck, M., Yiu, L., & Stamler, L. (Eds), Fundamentals of Canadian nursing: Concepts, process, and practice (3rd ed.).Toronto, ON: Pearson Braveman, P. A., Kumanyika, S., Fielding, J., Laveist, T., Borrell, L. 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