Wk 4 Flashcards
(32 cards)
Human Rights
Exist simply because we are human. From the most fundamental to the reasons that make life worth living
Universality
we are all equally entitled to our human rights. First emphasized in the UDHR, is repeated in many international human rights conventions, declarations, and resolutions.
Equity
Equity in Planetary Health incorporates the rights of humans and rights of Nature, giving all human populations and ecosystems—present and future—the opportunity to attain their full vitality.
Why are power and privelage attatched
Because those who have power are priveleaged
Social justice
The achievement of human rights, equity, and mitigation of the negative effects of power & privilege, altogether result in the achievement of social justice.
Canadas definiton of homelesseness
The result of systemic or societal barriers a lack of affordable and appropriate houseing.
Lacking stable, permanent, appropriate housing or the immediate prospect of acquiring it.
Hwo would the loss of a home impact you
What would hafe to happen for you to lose your hone
Where would you sleep if you did
How many options would you have to exhaust before resorting to a shelter or sleeping outside
4 part typology
Unsheltered
Emergency sheltered
Provisionally accommodated
At risk of homelessness
Values
are the general principles that define what is good or evil and what is meaningful
Morals
are the beliefs and customs that shape how a society defines what is right and wrong
Morals express the behaviors that are acceptable or unacceptable in a community based on collective values
Ethics
are the principles that guide appropriate conduct in specific situations
Laws
are rules that define enforceable standards of behavior
Ethics vs law
Ethics often describe standards for optimal behavior, while laws establish minimum standards of acceptable behavior
Human survival is dependent on
Human survival is dependent on having enough food, water, and air to support physiological processes and having sufficient shelter and clothing to protect the body from external exposures
Does everyone have the right to UNLIMITED water
No
Why is the right to clean water hard to bringq
It is very expensive
Civil rights
are liberties that are granted by governments, such as the freedom to assemble peacefully and the right to equitable participation in governance
If SDGs are met, what are upheld
The rights of people
SDGs provide accountability
Recent GH Priorities of the Decade in Canada
Climate Change/Biodiversity/Pollution
Poverty
E-cigarettes (VAPING)
Homelessness
Legalization of Cannabis
Opioid substance use (Opioid Crisis)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
PACES
A helpful acronym for Global health prioritization
Population
Action
Cooperation
Equity
Security
Morbitidy
Sickness from a psychological or physiological state of well being
Mortality
Death or death rate
Root causes of DoH
Natural environment
Macro issues (Hx conditions, conflicts/war)
Inequalities
Disability
Temorary or long term reduction in a persons ability to function