Health and Human Rights: Instructor's Note
2017
This teaching pack guide provides the framework for a module on health and human rights, which was developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator in collaboration with human rights lawyer Alicia Ely Yamin. The module introduces students to this interdisciplinary topic through a series of three videos, in which Yamin uses narrative to introduce the concepts of health and human rights, explain how they are related to each other, and articulate why they matter in today’s world. This guide offers learning objectives, sample discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, and may be useful for educators who are interested in integrating these resources into their curriculum.
In her first video, Yamin explains what human rights are and why they are important for everyone around the world. In the second video, she offers a brief history of health and human rights since World War II. In the third video, she describes how health-related human rights developed during the era of the Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) and the Sustainable Development Goals (2016-2030). The series concludes in video three by considering the vital role that human rights plays in diverse political environments.
The teaching pack also includes an annotated bibliography, glossary of terms, timeline of key events, and factsheet on universal health coverage.
Health and Human Rights: Instructor's Note
Source:
Health and Human Rights: Instructor's Note. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2017. https://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/11586.