Monday, February 9, 2009

[EQ] Human Rights, Health and Development

Human Rights, Health and Development

 

Daniel Tarantola 1, Andrew Byrnes 2, Michael Johnson 3, Lynn Kemp 4, Anthony Zwi 5, Sofia Gruskin 6


1 Professor of Health and Human Rights, The University of New South Wales

2 Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales

3 Associate Professor of School of Social Sciences and International Studies, The University of New South Wales

4 Deputy Director of Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation, The University of New South Wales

5 Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales

6 Associate Professor of Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

Technical Series Paper # 08.1

THE UNSW INITIATIVE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS - School of Public Health and Community Medicine

University of New South Wales, Australia

 

Available online PDF [26p.] at: http://www.ihhr.unsw.edu.au/images/Publications/2008_IHHR_Technical_Series_Paper_08v1.pdf

 

 

“…..Human rights, health and development represent interdependent sets of values, aspirations and disciplines. Drawing on these domains, this paper offers a theoretical and practical framework for the analysis, application and assessment of health, justice and progress. It provides a simple conceptual framework illustrating the interdependence of these domains and highlights their key features and underlying principles.

 

It then describes the reciprocal interactions between health, development and human rights and suggests how these linkages can be analysed and applied in practice. A Health, Development and Human Rights Impact Assessment (HDHR IA) approach is proposed to guide and monitor policies and programs towards maximising synergy….”

 

“…This paper explores the links between human rights concerns, improving the health of individuals and communities, and the goals and processes of development that are central to improving people’s living standards and life chances. It builds its analysis around a simple conceptual framework (Figure 1) which illustrates the interdependence of health, development and human rights. It highlights the underlying principles, values and prominent features of human rights, health and development as independent domains, and then describes their interactions. It focuses particular attention on how these linkages can be analysed and reinforced in practice.

 

This paper also proposes that a Health, Development and Human Rights Impact Assessment (HDHR IA) may be a practical approach that builds on the synergies between the three domains, providing structured and transparent monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to enhance accountability for progress, while revealing shortcomings in policies and programs, and improving human welfare outcomes….”

 

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[EQ] Health creates welfare - the role of the health system in Norwegian society

Health creates welfare – the role of the health system in Norwegian society

 

Norwegian Directorate of Health -  2008

 

Available online as PDF file [144p.] at:

http://www.helsedirektoratet.no/vp/multimedia/archive/00062/Health_creates_welfa_62299a.pdf

 

‘….. The report for 2008 is a systematic description and review of the Norwegian health system based on the World Health Organisation’s definitions of functions and goals for health systems. The report also provides insights into and discusses the links between the health system, health and welfare in society.


With this report, the Directorate of Health seeks to:

• introduce the health system concept • demonstrate correlations between the health system, health and increased prosperity

• draw attention to a number of main challenges in the Norwegian health system

• raise awareness of and generate greater interest in the health system debate in Norway

• contribute a Norwegian perspective to the international health system debate….”

 

Content:

Preface

Summary and main message

Introduction

1 The Norwegian health system

1.1 Definition of a health system

1.2 WHO goals and functions for a health system

1.3 Functions in the Norwegian health system

1.3.1 Service delivery

1.3.2 Generation of resources

1.3.3 Establishment and refinement of financing systems

1.3.4 Stewardship through governance, steering and coordination

1.4 Goals for the Norwegian health system

2 The health system’s capacity to improve public health

2.1 Life expectancy is increasing

2.2 The health system’s contribution to the good health of the population

2.3 How other factors affect the health of the population

2.3.1 Education and health

2.3.2 Work and health

2.3.3 Material and social living conditions

2.3.4 Behaviour affects health

2.4 The health system’s responsibility for cross-sectoral public health work

3 How health creates prosperity and welfare

3.1 Health, prosperity, welfare – an introduction

3.2 The relationship between health, growth, prosperity and welfare

3.3 Investing in health

3.4 Good health means increased prosperity

4 Chronic conditions – a special challenge

4.1 Chronic conditions illustrate challenges facing the health system

4.2 Diabetes and schizophrenia – two examples

4.3 Diabetes – worrying trend

4.4 Schizophrenia – a complex disorder

4.4.1 Development, causes and comorbidity

4.4.2 Investigation

4.4.3 Forms of treatment which have a documented effect

4.4.4 Preventing and revealing the development of psychosis

4.4.5 Costs

4.4.6 Two cases – different outcome, with first-time psychosis

4.4.7 The remission phase and the first years

4.4.8 User participation

4.4.9 Long-term illness and treatment

4.4.10 Schizophrenia and challenges for the health system

4.5 Ensuring good treatment Model: How to meet the challenges facing chronic care?

Bibliography/references

 

Director General Bjørn-Inge Larsen, Directorate of Health

Editorial Steering Group: Deputy Director General Bjørn Guldvog (Chair), Division Director Frode Forland,

Division Director Ellinor B. Major, Division Director Olav Valen Slåttebrekk, Division Director Hans Petter Aarseth,

Division Director Bård Olesen and Division Director Knut-Inge Klepp

Editor: Arne-Petter Sanne

 

 

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