America's Vital Interest In Global Health -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Summary -- PROTECTING OUR PEOPLE -- ENHANCING OUR ECONOMY -- ADVANCING OUR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS -- LEADING FROM STRENGTH -- Part I America And Global Health Change -- 2 The Globalization Of Health: Common Problems, Common Needs -- ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION AND THE TRANSFER OF RISKS -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRANSITION -- POVERTY AND HEALTH -- RISING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE AND THE NEED FOR HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM -- CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES -- 3 Attitudes Toward U.S. Foreign Assistance: Perception And Reality -- SURVEY FINDINGS -- Part II Doing Well by Doing Good: The Rationale for Increased U.S. Involvement -- 4 Protecting Our People -- THREATS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE -- 5 Enhancing Our Economy -- A MARKET WITH UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL -- LACK OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES -- OPTIONS FOR INCREASING INVESTMENT IN PRODUCTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- 6 Advancing Our International Interests: Leading from Strength -- INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE HAS PAID HIGH RETURNS AND PROMISES MORE -- U.S. LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICATO SHAPE THE ... -- U.S. LEADERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS -- References -- Appendix Major U.S. Agencies and Organizations Engaged in Global Health Activities -- U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- The National Institutes of Health -- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS.