According to Stanley Fischer, the former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund, the word ‘globalisation’ was never mentioned in the pages of The New York Times during the 1970s, and appeared less than once a week in the 1980s (Fischer 2003). Globalisation is a relatively new term used to describe a very old process, and has only been in use for around 25 years. This chapter is organised into four sections: an introduction to globalisation globalisation in population health the global burden of disease and the global public health community. An understanding of the impact of globalisation on population health is vital for any twenty-first-century health professional. Globalisation affects what we eat, what we drink, what we use for transport, home entertainment and professional/medical equipment.
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