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Recorded presentation

Nancy Krieger, PhD, Dept of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge 717, Boston, MA 02115, 617-432-1571, nkrieger@hsph.harvard.edu

A key premise of the Spirit of 1848 Caucus is that there are inextricable links between social justice & public health, as embodied in: the politics of public health data, the social history of public health, and progressive pedagogy. The integrative session complements our 3 other oral sessions, which provide opportunities for more in-depth discussion regarding each of our 3 themes.

In this session, we focus on: "Social justice, human rights, and health: from rhetoric to reality." At issue are the conceptual, methodological, and political issues involved in turning human rights into a meaningful tool for improving population health and reducing health inequities. The speakers will: (a) critically review the history of human rights and the development of the health and human rights framework, especially in the US context; (b) present an example of a new human rights tool for monitoring population health in relation to human rights, for purposes of accountability and making policy change; (c) discuss approaches to teaching about health and human rights to both health professionals and advocates; and (d) reflect on the 3 presentations from a global perspective and discuss future challenges to making health and human rights a reality in our troubled world.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation (the introduction), the participantsin this session will be able to

• Explain why we chose to focus on health & human rights in this session
• Articulate why the Spirit of 1848 Caucus integrative session includes 3 presentations that focus on a particular topic from the vantage of the social history of public health, the politics of public health data, and progressive pedagogy.

Keywords: Human Rights, Social Justice

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation