Global Health Journal Debuts  

The Center for Global Health Studies, based at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, announced the debut of a new peer-reviewed journal, Global Health Governance. The biannual online journal, provides a platform for academic experts and practitioners from a variety of disciplines to explore global health issues and their implications for governance and security at national and international levels. Yanzhong Huang, assistant professor at the Whitehead School, is the Center’s director and is also the Editor-in-Chief of Global Health Governance. The new publication, Huang says, “is the first peer-reviewed journal in the nation explicitly devoted to the new health security paradigm.”

The first issue of Global Health Governance explores how citizens’ health affects the state’s political, economic and social stability and viability as well as its international presence. The issue also addresses the unique challenges public health issues pose in terms of governance. Measuring and responding to public health concerns often requires governing bodies to use new analytical tools and a more focused research agenda. Huang explains, “By examining health governance at both regional and global levels, we hope the Journal’s first issue will not only clarify some of the conceptual misunderstandings, but also point to new directions to study global health challenges.” 

The launch of Global Health Governance, has been met with approval by many leaders in global health. Among them, Dr. Yu Dongbao, director of China’s State Council AIDS Working Committee Office, expressed interest in exploring opportunities for collaboration with the Center. The Journal has also been featured by the Pacific Health Summit (PHS) website as an “Innovation Highlight.”

The Journal is currently published biannually, with the goal of becoming a quarterly journal in the future. The next issue is scheduled to come out in September. 

About the Center for Global Health Studies

The Center for Global Health Studies is a think tank and resource center for issues relating to global health, development and security. The Center was developed as a result of the Global Health Initiative launched by the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. The center hosts lectures and conferences led by leading scholars and practitioners in the global health field. Also, the Center has developed partnerships and working relationships with global health organizations, including the World Health Organization.