Power, suffering, and the struggle for dignity : human rights frameworks for health and why they matter / Alicia Ely Yamin ; foreword by Paul Farmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamin, Alicia Ely, author.

Contributor:

Farmer, Paul, 1959-2022, writer of introduction.

Series:

Pennsylvania studies in human rights.

Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right to health.

Human rights--Health aspects.

Human rights.

Health services accessibility.

Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical policy.

Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.

Public health.

Women's health services.

Poor--Medical care.

Poor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Directed at a diverse audience of students, legal and public health practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding what human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) to health and development mean and why they matter, Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity provides a solid foundation for comprehending what a human rights framework implies and the potential for social transformation it entails. Applying a human rights framework to health demands that we think about our own suffering and that of others, as well as the fundamental causes of that suffering. What is our agency as human subjects with rights and dignity, and what prevents us from acting in certain circumstances? What roles are played by others in decisions that affect our health? How do we determine whether what we may see as "natural" is actually the result of mutable, human policies and practices? Alicia Ely Yamin couples theory with personal examples of HRBAs at work and shows the impact they have had on people's lives and health outcomes. Analyzing the successes of and challenges to using human rights frameworks for health, Yamin charts what can be learned from these experiences, from conceptualization to implementation, setting out explicit assumptions about how we can create social transformation. The ultimate concern of Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity is to promote movement from analysis to action, so that we can begin to use human rights frameworks to effect meaningful social change in global health, and beyond.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword / Farmer, Paul

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction. How Do We Understand Suffering?

PART I Starting Points

Chapter 1. Dignity and Suffering: Why Human Rights Matter

Chapter 2. The Powerlessness of Extreme Poverty: Human Rights and Social Justice

Chapter 3. Redefining Health: Challenging Power Relations

Chapter 4. Health Systems as "Core Social Institutions"

PART II. Applying Human Rights Frameworks to Health

Chapter 5. Beyond Charity: The Central Importance of Accountability

Chapter 6. Power and Participation

Chapter 7. Shades of Dignity: Equality and Nondiscrimination

Chapter 8. Our Place in the World: Obligations Beyond Borders

Conclusion. Another World Is Possible

Notes

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812292190

0812292197

OCLC:

932320523