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3093.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Human rights have emerged as a primary public health concern, particularly among individuals of color and those that are disadvantaged worldwide. Despite our efforts to curb human rights abuses through various international and national efforts, recent events such as the Sudan and ongoing issues including US immigration, paint a startlingly grim picture of the immense work yet to be done. Human rights are integral to public health due to their direct role in ensuring physical, mental and social well-being. Gruskin & Braveman (2006) outline three spheres that illustrate the importance of human rights to public health: 1) as legal standards and obligations of government; 2) as a conceptual framework for analysis and advocacy; and 3) as guiding principles for designing and implementing policies and programs. This session will highlight and evaluate current topics, such as Katrina recovery, immigration legislation, global health, institutional racism/discrimination, and an international human rights convention for people with disabilities within the framework of these spheres. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Explain how human rights are important to public health in multiple ways: as legal standards, as a conceptual framework for analysis and advocacy, and as guiding principals for program and policy. Educate regarding the direct relevance of human rights to the daily work of those in public health. Reveal the link between human rights principles and public health using current topics, such as Katrina recovery, immigration issues, and disability rights. | |||
| Alba N. Cruz, PhD MPH | |||
| Human rights in public health: Why should we care? Alba Cruz, PhD MPH | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | APHA-Equal Health Opportunity Committee | ||
| Endorsed by: | Latino Caucus; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA