Kimberly A. Cullen and Louise C. Ivers Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Months after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over one million remain homeless and living in spontaneous internally displaced person (IDP) camps. Billions of dollars from aid organizations and government agencies have been pledged toward the relief effort, yet many basic human needs, including food, shelter, and sanitation, continue to be unmet. The…
Human rights assessment in Parc Jean Marie Vincent, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Kimberly A. Cullen and Louise C. Ivers Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Months after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, over one million remain homeless and living in spontaneous internally displaced person (IDP) camps. Billions of dollars from aid organizations and government agencies have been pledged toward the relief effort, yet many basic human needs, including food, shelter, and sanitation, continue to be unmet. The…
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Abstract – Realizing human rights-based approaches for action on the social determinants of health
Kumanan Rasanathan, Johanna Norenhag, and Nicole Valentine Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Health inequities are clear evidence of violations of the right to health. Yet despite this common ground, action on the social determinants of health aiming to reduce health inequities is sometimes disconnected from implementation of human rights-based approaches. This is explained in part by differing histories, disciplines, and epistemologies. The capacity of human rights…
Realizing human rights-based approaches for action on the social determinants of health
Kumanan Rasanathan, Johanna Norenhag, and Nicole Valentine Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract Health inequities are clear evidence of violations of the right to health. Yet despite this common ground, action on the social determinants of health aiming to reduce health inequities is sometimes disconnected from implementation of human rights-based approaches. This is explained in part by differing histories, disciplines, and epistemologies. The capacity of human rights…
Abstract – Social conditions, health equity, and human rights
Paula Braveman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The fields of health equity and human rights have different languages, perspectives, and tools for action, yet they share several foundational concepts. This paper explores connections between human rights and health equity, focusing particularly on the implications of current knowledge of how social conditions may influence health and health inequalities, the metric by which health equity is assessed. The…
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Social conditions, health equity, and human rights
Paula Braveman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The fields of health equity and human rights have different languages, perspectives, and tools for action, yet they share several foundational concepts. This paper explores connections between human rights and health equity, focusing particularly on the implications of current knowledge of how social conditions may influence health and health inequalities, the metric by which health equity is assessed. The…
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The social determinants of health, health equity, and human rights
Audrey R. Chapman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This article explores the benefits of a rights-based approach to health according greater attention to the social determinants of health, health equity, and the power structure. It uses the report issued by the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of…
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Abstract – The social determinants of health, health equity, and human rights
Audrey R. Chapman Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract This article explores the benefits of a rights-based approach to health according greater attention to the social determinants of health, health equity, and the power structure. It uses the report issued by the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of…
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Abstract – The right to sutures: Social epidemiology, human rights, and social justice
Sridhar Venkatapuram, Ruth Bell, and Michael Marmot Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The article examines the convergences and contrasts between social epidemiology, social medicine, and human rights approaches toward advancing global health and health equity. The first section describes the goals and work of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. The second section discusses the role of human rights in the Commission’s work. The…
The right to sutures: Social epidemiology, human rights, and social justice
Sridhar Venkatapuram, Ruth Bell, and Michael Marmot Health and Human Rights 12/2 Published December 2010 Abstract The article examines the convergences and contrasts between social epidemiology, social medicine, and human rights approaches toward advancing global health and health equity. The first section describes the goals and work of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. The second section discusses the role of human rights in the Commission’s work. The…
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