********************************************************************* * CANCHID ANNOUNCEMENT: New Journal of HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS * * ------------------- # # # ------------------- * * <Info Contact: Frances Lieberthal <[log in to unmask]> * ********************************************************************* From John F. Lauerman, Managing Editor: I am the managing editor of a new journal called Health and Human Rights. We are trying to raise worldwide awareness of the linkage between and health and human rights, and the importance of collaboration between workers in both fields. Our center, the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health, organized the First International Conference on Health and Human Rights at Harvard University in September, and it was a great success. I would appreciate it if you would put this message on your bulletin board, or even send it individually to persons whom you think might be interested. Thank you for your help. Also, if you would be interested in carrying selected articles from Health and Human Rights on your bulletin board, please let me know. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, John F. Lauerman Managing Editor Health and Human Rights -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS A New International Quarterly Journal The Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights and the Harvard School of Public Health are proud to announce the publication of the first issue of a new journal, Health and Human Rights. The promotion and protection of health and the promotion and protection of human rights are now understood to be inextricably linked. To define health as well-being -- physical, mental and social -- takes health far beyond medical services and a biomedical framework. Public health seeks to ensure the conditions in which people can be healthy, and in turn, the extent to which these underlying conditions are realized defines personal and collective vulnerability to disease, disability and premature death. The modern concept of human rights is extraordinarily vibrant, hope-filled and complex. Human rights address the critical question of the conditions that are needed for human well-being to flourish. Today, the promotion and protection of human rights and dignity are urgent concerns at the community, national and global level. Until recently, however, dialogue between the worlds of health and human rights was quite limited. Even today, health and human rights workers are frequently unaware of the reciprocal and powerful interactions between health and human rights. The creation of this new journal, Health and Human Rights, responds to the need to help bridge the health and human rights communities. Health and Human Rights will facilitate this dialogue with articles that: present the experience of health and human rights workers who have collaborated to bring about positive change; communicate results of research and analysis in health and human rights; and provide a forum for further exploration of the complex relationships between health and human rights. By initiating this dialogue, we can contribute to lasting change. We are not simply looking for readers, but for people working in health and human rights to contribute to discourse and discovery -- to change both fields and make our work stronger and more effective. Health and Human Rights articles will examine such issues as: * the right to health: status, evolution and future developments * assessments of the health impacts of human rights violations in conflict and in peacetime, including rape, denial of information about occupation and environmental hazards, and denial of rights to shelter, education and association. * evaluations of the human rights impact and burden created by health policies, programs and practices, including analyses of the impact on human rights of current and proposed national and global health initiatives * human rights-based analyses of major health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, injuries, violence, environmental threats to health and maternal mortality. In addition, Health and Human Rights will report on important developments in the UN system and in other intergovernmental, regional and nongovernmental agencies. Health and Human Rights has an unique subscription and distribution policy. In order to ensure maximal international distribution, our journal is distributed free to individuals in developing countries. Institutions and individuals in industrialized countries must subscribe at a modest rate. If you are interested in Health and Human Rights, please contact us today to receive a complimentary copy of our first issue. If you know of others who may be interested in reading the journal, please send us their names and addresses. The Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights is proud to present Health and Human Rights to you. We hope it will stimulate, challenge and please you! Jonathan Mann, MD, MPH Editor John F. Lauerman Managing Editor Health and Human Rights Please send your name and address to: Health and Human Rights Journal Office Harvard School of Public Health 677 Huntington Ave. Boston MA 02115 USA tel 617/432-4611 fax 617/432-4314 e-mail contact: [log in to unmask]