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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

339379
Racism and Human Rights


Monday, November 2, 2015 : 8:35 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.

Cheryl E. Easley, PhD , RN, Twin Solutions LLC, Harvest, AL
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Racism and its manifestation in discrimination stand in opposition to principles set forth in the Bill of Human Rights as well as those rights enunciated in more specific international treaties and agreements.  Racial discrimination and race based injustice and oppression can and do deny the right to the highest attainable standard of health.  Public health and other health workers must recognize and address challenges to the right to health posed by racism and discrimination.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the intersection of racism and discrimination with principles of human rights. Describe the impacts of racism on the health as a human right on populations at risk. Discuss actions of public health workers to address the challenges of racism to the right to the highest attainable standard of health for all.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have written and spoken in this country and internationally on concepts of health and human rights. I have also presented and conducted workshops on racism for health care professionals. I am a past member of the International Human Rights Committee and was a co-developer of the APHA statement on health and human rights.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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