TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Failing states as epidemiologic risk zones: implications for global health security
JO  - Health security
A1  - Hirschfeld, Katherine
SP  - 288
EP  - 295
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - Failed states commonly experience health and mortality crises that include outbreaks of infectious disease, violent conflict, reductions in life expectancy, and increased infant and maternal mortality. This article draws from recent research in political science, security studies, and international relations to explore how the process of state failure generates health declines and outbreaks of infectious disease. The key innovation of this model is a revised definition of "the state" as a geographically dynamic rather than static political space. This makes it easier to understand how phases of territorial contraction, collapse, and regeneration interrupt public health programs, destabilize the natural environment, reduce human security, and increase risks of epidemic infectious disease and other humanitarian crises. Better understanding of these dynamics will help international health agencies predict and prepare for future health and mortality crises created by failing states.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2326-5094
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2016.0077
ID  - ref1
ER  -