10:832:356 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Health Law, Human Rights First

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: 10:832:356
• Professor: P.Hill

Document Summary

Linkages between health and human rights: udhr: universal declaration of human rights, health, a persons mental or physical condition, human rights, a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. Consider the impact of public health policies, programs, and practices on human rights. 3 central functions of public health are: to assess health needs and problems, to develop policies designed to address priority health issues, to assure programs to implement health goals. Insufficient data collection may violate the rights to: nondiscrimination, security in sickness or disability, special care and assistance. Problematic methodologies of data collection may violate the rights to: security of person (informed consent, arbitrary interference with privacy, nondiscrimination, etc. Development of policies to prevent and control priority health problems. When health and social services do not take into consideration logistical, financial, and sociocultural barriers, discrimination may occur. Health impacts resulting from violations of human rights.