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This US National Intelligence Council report provides an intelligence assessment on the connections between health and US national interests. It builds on a 2000 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), 'The Global Infectious Disease Threat and its Implications for the United States,' an intelligence community effort to identify infectious disease as an intelligence issue. The paper expands the field of inquiry to encompass all aspects of global health, including maternal mortality, malnutrition, chronic diseases and other relevant non-infectious health issues. It places a focus on the strategic impact of global health, with minimal discussion of disease pathologies.