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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Public health diplomacy: summary of the methods and outcome of the 1st University of Memphis School of Public Health Diplomacy Summit.

Ashish Joshi, Laura Magana, Kun-Hsien Tsai, Diana Maddah, Kerry Mitchell, Diana Ruggiero, W Bradley Hawkins, Shafik Dharamsi, Jihad Makhoul, Rodrigo Reis and 29 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

39 authors.

Ashish JoshiSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Laura MaganaAssociation of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Washington, DC, United States.
Kun-Hsien TsaiDepartment of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Diana MaddahPublic Health Department, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Kerry MitchellDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, St. George's University, St. George, Grenada.
Diana RuggieroDepartment of World Languages and Literatures, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
W Bradley HawkinsInstitute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Shafik DharamsiSchool of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
Jihad MakhoulDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Rodrigo ReisPeople Health and Place Unit, Prevention Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States.
So Yoon KimDepartment of Medical Law and Ethics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Wah Yun LowAsia-Europe Institute, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Woldekidan AmdeSchool of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Glory NjaDepartment of Public Health, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Michelle JeuSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Bridget KellyEarly Start, School of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Bernard SalibaUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Niharika JhaSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Ramune KaledieneDepartment of Health Management, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Giada ScarpettiDepartment of Healthcare Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Erica KastrupCRIS Center for International Relations in Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rajendra SurenthirakumaranDepartment of Community Medicine, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Catherine KaneIndependent Researcher, Geneva, Switzerland.
William YotiveWorld Federation of United Nations Associations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Matthew BrownGlobal Health Policy and Data Institute, San Diego, CA, United States.
Xinhua YuSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Gretchen PetersonDepartment of Sociology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Beverly TsacoyianisDepartment of History, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Michael Arthur OforiSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Marian LevySchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Stella ChirwaSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Maryam KarimiSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Kami GeronSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Saloni PatelSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Dorothy BibermanAssociation of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Washington, DC, United States.
Michelle TaylorShelby County Health Department, Shelbyville, IN, United States.
Aeryn LonguevanSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Steve ShularSchool of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
Tim K MackeyGlobal Health Program, Department of Anthropology, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Public health diplomacy addresses global challenges impacting societies, economies, the environment, and health by integrating foreign policy and development. The University of Memphis School of Public Health hosted a multistakeholder summit to identify strategies and competencies essential for effective public health diplomacy. A 3-day summit included 29 participants from 15 countries, representing the WHO, the World Federation of United Nations, and seven regional public health associations. An iterative human-centered design (HCD) approach and concept mapping were employed to facilitate discussions and generate actionable recommendations. Developed a working definition of Public Health Diplomacy emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaborations, communication, negotiation, and consensus building. Produced a 9-point action plan to establish a global framework, launch capacity-building initiatives, and institutionalize public health diplomacy as a public health discipline.

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DiplomacyPublic HealthCapacity BuildingCongresses as TopicGlobal HealthHumansSchools, Public Healthglobal health governanceGlobal Health Securityhealth diplomacyhealth policypublic health competenciespublic health diplomacy

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PMID40290509
PMCPMC12023912

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