Research Guides: PubH 6499: Ethics in Public Health Practice and Policy: Day 3: Session 5

Required Readings

What Does Social Justice Require for the Public’s Health? Public Health Ethics and Policy Imperatives
Gostin LO, Powers M. What Does Social Justice Require for the Public’s Health? Public Health Ethics and Policy Imperatives. Health Affairs 2006; 25: 1053-60
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1948.
Declaration of Alma Ata
United Nations. Declaration of Alma Ata. 1978.

Exploring Synergies Between Human Rights and Public Health: A Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Nixon S., Forman L. Exploring Synergies Between Human Rights and Public Health: A Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008; 8: 2. doi:10.1186/1472-698X-8-2.
The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health
Levy S, Sidel VW. The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health. In: Levy S, Sidel VW (eds). Social Injustice and Public Health. Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 5
The Human Right to Health
Wolff J. The Human Right to Health. In: Benatar S, Brock G (eds). Global Health and Global Health Ethics. Cambridge University Press, 2011, pp. 108-18