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“Health and Human Rights: Overview,” in the International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Posted on September 26, 2008August 21, 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 →

“Human Rights Approach to Public Health Policy,” in the International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Vol 3.)

Posted on September 12, 2008August 21, 2018

Health and human rights, individually, occupy a privileged place in human aspirations, public discourse, and political debates. Yet, the joining of these two intertwined concepts, sets of principles, and desired outcomes has ... read more →

Human Rights, Health and Development

Posted on July 31, 2008August 21, 2018

Human rights, health and development represent interdependent sets of values, aspirations and disciplines. Drawing on these domains, this paper offers a theoretical and practical framework for the analysis, application and as... read more →

History, principles, and practice of health and human rights

Posted on August 4, 2007August 21, 2018

Individuals and populations suff er violations of their rights that aff ect health and wellbeing. Health professionals have a part to play in reduction and prevention of these violations and ensuring that health-related polic... 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 →

Rights-Based Approaches to Health: Something for Everyone

Posted on January 1, 2006August 21, 2018

"Rights-based approaches to health have gained a prominence not even imaginable when attention to nondiscrimination against People Living with HIV became entrenched in the first Global AIDS Strategy over 20 years ago. We have... read more →

Perspectives on Health and Human Rights

Posted on January 1, 2005August 21, 2018

This anthology of articles collected by a cast of award-winning scholars in the field of public health illustrates that promoting and protecting human rights is fundamental to promoting and protecting health. New issues cove... read more →

Poverty, equity, human rights and health

Posted on January 1, 2003August 21, 2018

Those concerned with poverty and health have sometimes viewed equity and human rights as abstract concepts with little practical application, and links between health, equity and human rights have not been examined systematic... read more →

Health and Human Rights: A Reader

Posted on January 1, 1999August 21, 2018

Health and Human Rights: A Reader, including contributions by doctors, lawyers and government representatives, is the first comprehensive anthology of essays in this new field to address the balance between public health and ... read more →