health and human rights Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the UDHR, celebrating sexual and reproductive rights

Posted on December 7, 2018May 2, 2019

In this editorial, published in the journal Reproductive Health Matters, authors Eszter Kismödi and Laura Ferguson discuss the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its reaffirmation of the dignity and worth of the human... read more →

A Meta-Narrative Literature Synthesis and Framework to Guide Future Evaluation of Legal Empowerment Interventions

Posted on December 4, 2018May 2, 2019

In this paper, published in the Health and Human Rights Journal, authors Katherine Footer, Michael Windle, Laura Ferguson, Jordan Hatcher, Carrie Lyons, Emma Gorin, Anne L. Stangl, Steven Golub, Sofia Gruskin, and Stefan Bara... read more →

Toxic Stress, Human Rights and Health Equity: Local and Global Implications for Research

Posted on May 1, 2017August 22, 2018

Thanks to all who attended the final USC Law and Global Health Collaboration event of the academic year on May 9th! Continuing the Law & Global Health Collaboration’s exploration of new and emerging issues at the inter... read more →

In Transition: Gender [Identity], Law & Global Health Research Symposium

Posted on March 27, 2017April 4, 2019

This half-day research focused symposium April 21, 2017, was the capstone event concluding the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration’s year-long series focusing on transgender issues at the intersection of law and globa... read more →

Health and Human Rights: Overview

Posted on February 9, 2016August 25, 2018

Human rights add value to the concrete work of public health in myriad ways. Of the institutions and individuals engaged in these efforts some take health as an entry point, others take human rights but no one approach has pr... read more →

Searching for Justice and Health

Posted on August 1, 2015August 21, 2018

Read the article » Details: Authors: Daniel Tarantola, Kenneth Camargo, Sofia Gruskin Published By: American Journal of Public Health Date: August 1, 2015 Publication Link: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/... read more →

Integrating Human Rights in Program Evaluation: Lessons From Law and Health Programs in Kenya

Posted on June 18, 2015August 21, 2018

Methods for assessing both the inclusion and impact of human rights within health program design and implementation are still nascent. We used human rights concepts and methods to evaluate the programs of three Kenyan nongove... read more →

Is the right to health compatible with sustainability?

Posted on June 1, 2015August 21, 2018

"One of the fundamental human rights is the right of every individual to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which we simplify to ‘HASH’ [1]. The HASH right was first articulated in the preamble to... read more →

Incorporating Human Rights Principles in Health Programming

Posted on March 1, 2015August 21, 2018

Despite impressive work to integrate human rights norms at the international and national policy levels, very little rigorous and documented research exists focusing on the field-level application of a Human Rights-Based Appr... read more →

Applying Human Rights-Based Approaches to Public Health: Lessons Learned from Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programs

Posted on January 1, 2015August 21, 2018

The application of human rights norms at the national policy level is largely codified, but rigorous research on the field-level application of a human rights based approach (HRBA) to health programs is still in its infancy.... read more →