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Intensive
Course in Health and Human Rights
June 20-23, 2005 |
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Learn How to
Incorporate a Human Rights Framework into Your Professional
Activities
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CLASS OF
2004 |
Overview
Presented in Collaboration with:
The
Fran�ois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
The Boston University School of Public Health - Health, Bioethics
& Human Rights 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 in
which a large body of material can be covered in a short amount of
time.
The program progresses from general to specific topics:
- Basic Concepts of Health and Human Rights
- Application of the Human Rights Framework to Public Health
Policies and Programs
- Skills for Putting the Health-Human Rights Linkage into
Practice
- Institutional Settings for Linking Health and Human Rights
- The Way Ahead: Making the Health-Human Rights Linkage Work
Small group sessions address:
- Health and Human Rights Responses to Bioterrorism
- HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Vulnerability
- Reproductive Rights and Gender Issues
- Health Aspects of Implementing Rights of the Child
- Human Rights in Economic Development
- A Human Rights Approach to the Design, Implementation and
Evaluation of Health Policies and Programs
- Identifying and Treating Survivors of Torture and Refugee
Trauma
- Human Rights Analysis of International Genetics Research
- How to Bring a Case to the United Nations
Humanitarian Relief: Applying The Human Rights Perspective
Small group settings provide further opportunity for direct
interaction with the faculty and with your fellow participants.
Repeated offerings allow you to attend more than one session of
interest. The individualized attention you receive in Intensive
Course in Health and Human Rights will help you formulate your
strategy for implementing newly acquired knowledge and skills in
your professional work as well as provide invaluable networking
support.
Course Directors
Stephen P. Marks
Fran�ois-Xavier Bagnoud Professor, Health and Human Rights,
Harvard School of Public Health
Director, Fran�ois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
Sofia Gruskin
Associate Professor, Health and Human Rights,
Harvard School of Public Health
Director, International Health and Human Rights Program
Fran�ois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
George Annas
Utley Professor and Chair, Health Law, Bioethics and
Human Rights Department
Boston University School of Public Health
Co-Founder, Global Lawyers and Physicians
Michael Grodin
Professor, Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Department
Boston University School of Public Health
Co-Founder, Global Lawyers and Physicians
Course Fee
$995 if payment is received on or before May 2nd
$1195 if payment is received after May 2nd
To Register,
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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.
*Scholarships available!
To apply, please indicate so on the
registration form below.
Scholarships for tuition may be available for those individuals who
would not be able to attend without financial assistance. Please
complete the program registration form and attach a brief letter
explaining your need for assistance. We
are unable to provide assistance for travel or lodging.
The deadline for scholarship submission is April 15, 2005. We
will notify you as soon as possible of the Scholarship Committee’s
decision on your application which should be around May 2nd, 2005.
Course fee includes:
• comprehensive take-home reference manual
• comprehensive take home reader
• course materials
• lunches and refreshment breaks
• Harvard certificate of attendance
Who Should Attend
• policy makers
• service providers
• legal and health practitioners
• administrators
• government agency officials
• staff and officers of international institutions and NGOs
• public officials
• activists and researchers
• clinical practitioners
• community health leaders
Learn
More about the June 2005 Program
2005 Program Brochure
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