Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018 Apr 1;7(4):362-364. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.108.
Commenting on a recent editorial in this journal which presented four challenges global health networks will have to tackle to be effective, this essay discusses why this type of analysis is important for global health scholars and practitioners, and why it is worth understanding and critically engaging with the complexities behind these challenges. Focusing on the topics of problem definition and positioning, I outline additional insights from social science theory to demonstrate how networks and network researchers can evaluate these processes, and how these processes contribute to better organizing, advocacy, and public health outcomes. This essay also raises multiple questions regarding these processes for future research.
本文评论了本刊最近的一篇社论,该社论提出了全球卫生网络必须应对的四项挑战,以实现有效性。本文讨论了为什么这种分析对于全球卫生学者和实践者很重要,以及为什么理解和批判性地参与这些挑战背后的复杂性是值得的。本文聚焦于问题定义和定位这两个主题,从社会科学理论中概述了更多的见解,以展示网络和网络研究人员如何评估这些过程,以及这些过程如何有助于更好地组织、宣传和公共卫生成果。本文还提出了这些过程的多个问题,以供未来研究探讨。