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Introduction – Health is a Human Right

WebToo often, children grow up in neighborhoods without these life-enhancing resources, and become part of communities of disadvantage. Health is a Human Right is a compelling …

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What Does the Future Hold

WebThroughout Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America, we have seen how conditions in which we live, learn, work and play affect the health of individuals and …

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Data is Evidence – Health is a Human Right

WebData provide the evidence we need to develop tools to address minority health issues. Improving the way we collect data and asking the right questions are essential to …

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Healthcare for All – Health is a Human Right

Web“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Martin Luther King, Jr. The struggle for equality has always included the pursuit of equal …

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Food Deserts – Health is a Human Right

WebIn this 2010 video, First Lady Michelle Obama outlines an ambitious campaign to eliminate food deserts in the U.S. by leveraging federal dollars with commitments from local and …

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Health is a Human Right – Race & Place in America

WebAbout the Exhibit. Health Is a Human Right [Race and Place in America] is a repurposing by the Georgia State University Library and the Georgia State School of Public Health of …

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What are Social Determinants of Health

WebAccording to the World Health Organization, social determinants of health are the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, and their access to …

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Education and Health – Health is a Human Right

WebA child’s health is linked to the education of her or his parents. Babies of more-educated mothers are less likely to die before their first birthdays, and children of more educated …

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What is Health Equity

WebWhat is Health Disparity. Health equity has been defined in many ways, but always refers to the opportunity for all to be healthy and make healthy choices. Achieving health equity …

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Education – Health is a Human Right

WebGenerally, people with the worst health have low education levels. A lack of literacy (being able to read and write) is associated with poverty, malnutrition, poor health, and higher …

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Activism – Health is a Human Right

WebThe Longest Walk was a 1978 action taken by the American Indian Movement (AIM), a Native American activist movement, which was founded in 1968 to address various …

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Place Matters – Health is a Human Right

WebPlace Matters. The healthiest communities are places where people can safely live, play, and work with access to good housing and transportation. Unfortunately, people with low …

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The Heckler Report – Health is a Human Right

WebThe Heckler Report. After years of observing poorer health for blacks and other minorities in comparison to whites, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Margaret …

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Chicano Health – Health is a Human Right

WebCentered in California, the Chicano activism movement of the 1960s and 1970s led Mexican-Americans not only to question the poor state of health in their communities, …

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Indian Health Services – Health is a Human Right

WebAfter repeated failures of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide adequate health care, the Indian Health Service (IHS) was established in 1955 as part of the Public Health …

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Legacy of Henrietta Lacks – Health is a Human Right

WebLegacy of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was a poor, black tobacco farmer whose cells were taken without permission during her treatment for cervical cancer in 1951, decades …

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Social Determinants of Health Maps – Health is a Human Right

WebSocial Determinants of Health Maps. Where you live can affect the quality of your education, housing, social interactions, economic status, access to healthy foods and physical …

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W.E.B. Du Bois (1868 to 1963) – Health is a Human Right

WebVisionary sociologist and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was among the first to note that the health disparities of blacks compared to whites in the United States …

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National Negro Health Week – Health is a Human Right

WebNational Negro Health Week. Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), the founder of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, understood the connection between poverty and the poor health …

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