Perspectives On Health And Human Rights Health And Human Rights

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 covered in this volume include: emerging technologies; family and health; responding to violence; and methods and strategies. Problematika človekovih pravic v javnem zdravstvu odkriva zelo raznolike načine, metode in strategije delovanja, s katerimi naj bi izboljšali zdravje svetovnega prebivalstva, kar je rdeča nit vseh zbranih prispevkov. Okolje, v katerem živimo, zelo vpliva na zdravje, zato bi se morali v večji meri posvetiti zmanjševanju razlik med tistimi, ki razpolagajo z višjimi standardi zdravja in kakovostnimi storitvami na tem področju, ter tistimi, ki so zaradi političnih, gospodarskih, družbenih ali kulturnih razlogov bolj izpostavljeni slabemu zdravju ter z vidika dostopnosti neustreznim storitvam. Pri preučevanju vzrokov in posledic teh neenakosti se odpirajo mnoga vprašanja v zvezi s predpisi in standardi o človekovih pravicah s posebnem poudarkom na pravnem in etičnem vidiku The Links Between Health And Human Rights -- Health And Human Rights In Development -- Health And Human Rights In Emerging Technologies -- Health And Human Rights In Sexual And Reproductive Health -- Health And Human Rights In Understanding And Responding To Violence -- Methods In Health And Human Rights -- The Human Right To Health -- Mobilizing For Health And Human Rights. Edited By Sofia Gruskin ... [et Al.]. Follow-up/companion Volume To: Health And Human Rights. 1999. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This collection will be a companion volume to the successful Health and Human Rights: A Reader and covers new issues such as emerging technologies, family and health, responding to violence, methods and strategies.