american-journal-of-public-health Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Killed by Police: Validity of Media-Based Data and Misclassification of Death Certificates in Massachusetts, 2004–2016

Posted on September 28, 2017August 25, 2018

Professor Sofia Gruskin and co-authors published an article, “Killed by Police: Validity of Media-Based Data and Misclassification of Death Certificates in Massachusetts, 2004–2016,” in the American Journal of Public He... read more →

Engaging Human Rights in the Evolving Zika Virus Epidemic

Posted on February 16, 2017August 25, 2018

In late 2015, an increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly in poor communities in northeast Brazil prompted investigation of antenatal Zika infection as the cause. Public health officials, policymakers, and in... read more →

Noncommunicable Diseases and Human Rights: A Promising Synergy

Posted on May 1, 2014August 21, 2018

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have finally emerged onto the global health and development agenda. Despite the increasingly important role human rights play in other areas of global health, their contribution to NCD preventi... read more →

Safeguarding Abortion: A Matter of Reproductive Rights

Posted on January 1, 2013August 21, 2018

Women seek abortions, legal and safe or not, if they have an unwanted pregnancy because it is too late for contraception. Contraception must be promoted to reduce unwanted pregnancy, but all women who find themselves with an ... read more →

Tackling Violence and HIV/AIDS: Global Health Imperatives

Posted on June 1, 2011August 21, 2018

The epidemics of violence and HIV overlap and intersect in complex ways and are similarly relevant to women, men, children, adolescents, transsexual, and transgender populations. Everywhere in the world, violence and HIV, ind... read more →

Avoiding plagiarism: The assurance of original publication

Posted on June 1, 2011August 21, 2018

Read the article » Details: Authors: Bernard M. Dickens, Sofia Gruskin, Daniel Tarantola Published By: American Journal of Public Health Date: June 1, 2011 Publication Link: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi... read more →

HIV and Pregnancy Intentions: Do Services Adequately Respond to Women’s Needs?

Posted on October 1, 2008August 21, 2018

Too little is known about how an HIV diagnosis and access to care and treatment affect women's childbearing intentions. As access to antiretroviral therapy improves, greater numbers of HIV-positive women are living longer, he... read more →

Jonathan Mann: Founder of the Health and Human Rights Movement

Posted on November 1, 2006August 21, 2018

"JONATHAN MANN COULD BE best characterized by 3 words: vision, audacity, and charisma. Mann would be nearing his 60th birthday had he not—together with his wife, Mary Lou Clements-Mann—been among the victims of a plane cr... read more →

Human Rights and Ethics in Public Health

Posted on November 1, 2006August 21, 2018

Dedication of this issue of the Journal to the theme of “Rights and Ethics” complements this month’s Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association, titled “Public Health and Human Rights,” ... read more →

Orphan Care in Botswana’s Working Households: Growing Responsibilities in the Absence of Adequate Support

Posted on August 1, 2006August 21, 2018

Objectives: Botswana has one of the world’s highest HIV-prevalence rates and the world’s highest percentages of orphaned children among its population. We assessed the ability of income-earning households in Botswana to ... read more →