180.600.13
Public Health Implications of Health As A Human Right
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, January 7, 2019
End Date
Friday, January 11, 2019
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 1:30 - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Applies a human rights framework to the analysis of key determinants of health status and PH policies, programs and practices. Readings and discussions explore health as a human right and its implications for PH research and practice. Focuses broadly on 3 areas: health as a human right, impact of public health policies, programs and practices on human rights; and collective health impact of human rights violations, whether gross violations in human conflict or insidious violations associated with mistreatment of marginalized groups. Topics include: international instruments defining human rights principles, their historical development and application; operationalization of the right to health and its consequences for public health practice; governmental obligations for health under international human rights law; linkages between health and human rights; application of the human rights framework to the design, implementation, and evaluation of PH programs.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply a human rights framework to the analysis of key determinants of health status and public health policies, programs and practices