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International health & human rights

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This session will feature presentations on why human rights are crucial in effective delivery of public health programs to reduce health in equities. Examples of case studies will be provided.
Session Objectives: Discuss links between human rights and global health Describe the challenges faced when incorporating human rights as component of health promotion activities
Moderator:
Leonard Rubenstein, JD

8:30am
Issues of Evidence, Ethics, Social Justice, and Action in APHA Policy Development: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict as a Case Study
Cindy Sousa, PhD, MSW, MPH, Nancy E. Stoller, PhD and Amy Hagopian, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
8:43am
Mapping the international evidence of the link between constitutional right-to-health guarantees and universal health coverage: A global analysis of nations' health insurance plans
Natalia Milovantseva, Ph.D., Amy Raub, M.S., Isabel Latz, M.Phil. and Jody Heymann, M.D., Ph.D.
8:56am
'Nos Obligan' (They Force Us): Women's Reproductive Rights in the Peruvian Andes
Isabella Chan, MPH, MA, CPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:09am
Health care in Cuba - lessons we can learn and practices we can model
Gail Brandt, BS, RD, MPH, EdD, Mia Ramirez, MPH, Elbert Glover, PhD, FASHA, FAAHB, FRIPH, Jacqueline Grant, MD, MPH, MPA and Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:22am
Measuring and mapping policy progress to increase accountability for Women's and Children's Health
Isabel Latz, M.Phil., Amy Raub, M.S., Tina-Marie Assi, MPH, PhD and Jody Heymann, M.D., Ph.D.

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Peace Caucus, Public Health Nursing, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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