Establishing Policy Governance for Department of Defense Global Health Engagement Supporting United States Government Security, Defense, and Global Health Security Priorities: A Policy Analysis

Abstract

Introduction. The United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) conducts DoD Global Health Engagement activities to support U.S. national, defense, and global health security priorities. The guiding policy for DoD Global Health Engagement is DoDI 2000.30 “Global Health Engagement Activities.” Problem Statement. The current DoDI 2000.30 “Global Health Engagement Activities” lacks an established governance framework and structure to oversee and ensure DoD Global Health Engagement activities enable U.S. national, defense, and global health security priorities. Methods. A complete policy analysis was conducted to devise policy alternatives for establishing DoD Global Health Engagement governance in DoD Global Health Engagement policy. Results. The policy analysis identified direct and indirect linkages DoD supports U.S. national, defense, and global health security priorities, as well as associated gaps in current DoD Global Health Engagement policy. Policy Alternatives & Plan-of-Action: A proposed DoD Global Health Engagement Governance Framework is introduced to recommend incorporating into DoD Global Health Engagement policy, as well as a plan-of-action utilizing social marketing to facilitate uptake of the proposed governance framework.