Health equity, social justice, and human rights / Fiona H. McKay and Ann Taket.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, Fiona H., author.

Taket, A. R. (Ann R.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Medical policy.

Human Rights.

Social Justice.

Global Health.

Medical Subjects:

Human Rights.

Social Justice.

Global Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2020

Summary:

mportant links between health and human rights are increasingly recognised, and human rights can be viewed as one of the social determinants of health. A human rights framework provides an excellent foundation for advocacy on health inequalities, a value-based alternative to views of health as a commodity, and an opportunity to move away from public health action being based on charity. This text demystifies systems set up for the protection and promotion of human rights globally, regionally, and nationally. It explores the use and usefulness of rights-based approaches as an important part of the toolbox available to health and welfare professionals and community members working in a variety of settings to improve health and reduce health inequities.Global in its scope, Health Equity, Social Justice, and Human Rights presents examples from all over the world to illustrate the successful use of human rights approaches in fields such as HIV/AIDS, improving access to essential drugs, reproductive health, women’s health, and improving the health of marginalised and disadvantaged groups.Understanding human rights and their interrelationships with health and health equity is essential for public health and health promotion practitioners, as well as being important for a wide range of other health and social welfare professionals. This text is valuable reading for students, practitioners, and researchers concerned with combating health inequalities and promoting social justice.

Contents:

1.Introduction

2. The global human rights system

3. Regional human rights systems

4. National and subnational human rights systems

5. Health equity and human rights

6. The rights of the child

7. Refugee protection

8. Human rights for people with a disability

9. Elimination of racial discrimination

10. Monitoring human rights

11. Responding to breaches of human rights

12. Advocacy for human rights

13. Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000055979

1000055973

9780429299841

0429299842

9781000055917

1000055914

OCLC:

1140373294