Course Directors
Stephen P. Marks
François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
Director, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
Sofia Gruskin
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health
Director, International Health and Human Rights Program
François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
George Annas
Utley Professor and Chair, Health Law Department
Boston University School of Public Health
Co-Founder, Global Lawyers and Physicians
Michael Grodin
Professor, Health Law Department
Boston University School of Public Health
Co-Founder, Global Lawyers and Physicians
Other
Faculty:
Monica Onyango
Lecturer, International Health
Co-Director, Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Program
Boston University School of Public Health
Overview
Presented in Collaboration with:
The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
The Boston University School of Public Health, Health Law Department
Course Objectives
This rigorous 4-day program helps a wide range of professionals acquire the skills and background knowledge they need to successfully incorporate a human rights framework into their daily activities. Participants will acquire a basic understanding of both the history and present status of international human rights and international humanitarian law as they apply to public health practice. The faculty will show participants how to:About the Program
Expert faculty members create a dynamic learning environment where a large body of material is covered in a short amount of time.
The course progresses from general to specific topics:
On Tuesday and Wednesday, small group sessions address:
These small groups provide an opportunity for direct interaction with the faculty and with your peers. Repeated offerings allow you to attend more than one session of interest. The individualized attention you receive in the Intensive Course in Health and Human Rights will help you formulate a strategy for implementation of your newly acquired knowledge and skills in your professional work.
Put Your Principles into Your Practice
If you want to discover realistic ways to apply a human rights framework, be sure to attend the Intensive Course in Health and Human Rights. Space is limited, so reserve your place today. Register before May 21 and save $200 off the price of tuition.
Who Should Attend
Course Fee
$995 if you register before May 21st
$1195 if you register after May 21st
Scholarships available — Scholarships for tuition may be available for those individuals who would not be able to attend without financial assistance. The deadline for scholarship submission is April 17, 2002. We are unable to provide assistance for travel or lodging. We will notify you as soon as possible of the Scholarship Committee’s decision on your application.
Course fee includes:
Continuing Education Credit
The Harvard School of Public Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Center for Continuing Professional Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.
Agenda
| Monday, June 17 8:00 am Registration 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks – Faculty 9:30 The Link Between Health and Human Rights – Grodin 10:30 Break 10:45 I. Basic Concepts of Health and Human Rights Origin & Philosophical Premises of International Human Rights – Marks 11:45 Biomedical and Public Health Models – Annas 12:30 pm Lunch with faculty 1:45 Content, Means and Methods of International Human Rights – Gruskin 2:45 Break 3:00 Human Rights Strategies in Conflict and Disaster Areas – Onyango 4:00 Value and Impact of Linking Health and Human Rights – Faculty 5:00 Reception Tuesday, June 18 9:00 am II. Application of the Human Rights Framework to Public Health Policies and Programs Overview of Application of the Human Rights Framework to Public Health Policies – Gruskin Introduction of Small Group Session Topics – Faculty 10:00 Break 10:30 Small group sessions: a. A Human Rights Approach to the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Health Policies and Programs – Gruskin b. Health and Human Rights Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies – Onyango c. Reproductive Rights and Gender Issues – Annas d. Health Aspects of Implementing Rights of the Child – Grodin e. Human Rights in Economic Development – Marks 12:00 pm Lunch 1:30 Small group sessions: a. HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Vulnerability – Gruskin b. Identifying and Treating Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma – Grodin c. Humanitarian Relief: Injecting the Human Rights Perspective – Onyango d. Human Rights Analysis of International Genetics Research – Annas e. How to Bring a Case to the United Nations – Marks 3:00 Break 3:30 Human Rights Aspects of International Biomedical Research – Annas, Grodin 4:30 Summary Wednesday, June 19 9:00 am III. Skills for Putting the Linkage into Practice Skills Acquisition for Linking Health and Human Rights – Marks 10:00 Break 10:30 Repeat of Small Group Sessions of Tuesday morning 12:00 pm Lunch 1:30 Repeat of Small Group Sessions of Tuesday afternoon 3:00 Break 3:15 IV. Institutional Settings for Linking Health and Human Rights Impacts of Globalization on Health and Human Rights – Marks Human Rights Strategies of International Health Agencies: The Examples of UNAIDS and WHO – Gruskin Health and Human Rights Considerations of International Cooperation in Bioethics – Annas 4:45 Summary Thursday, June 20 9:00 am V. The Way Ahead: Making the Health-Human Rights Linkage Work Health and Human Rights Information Sources – Grodin 10:00 Break 10:15 Human Rights as a Transformative Strategy – Marks 11:00 Strategies for Participants’ Implementation of Acquired Knowledge and Skills in Their Professional Work – Gruskin 11:45 Course Evaluation and Closing – Grodin, Marks |