Educational Objectives
After completion of this certificate program, students will:

1. Understand and foster positive attitudes among health professionals regarding the important and mutually reinforcing links between health in all its dimensions and human rights ideals and laws.

2. Elaborate and explain details regarding the vital roles of health professionals in promoting human rights and building a ‘culture’ of human rights.

3. Build familiarity with international human rights standards, instruments, and the numerous state-based and international laws related to human rights, especially those that impact upon the health of populations and individuals.

4. Acquire the skills needed to investigate, analyze, and document abuses of human rights as they relate to health and public health practice.

Intended Audience
The Certificate Program in Health and Human is open to all degree candidates from any academic unit at The Johns Hopkins University.

Admissions Criteria
1. Prior admission to a Johns Hopkins University degree program.

2. A letter to one (or both) of the faculty sponsors requesting admission, outlining planned courses, and providing an estimated timetable for completion. (Choices can be modified with permission as needs change.)

3. Prior written approval of student's faculty advisor.

Course of Study

Health and Human Rights Required Courses:

180.634 Seminar in Health and Human Rights(2 units) 2nd Term
---OR---
550.852 Special Topics in Health and Human Rights: Public Health Implications of Health as a Human Right (2 units) Winter Institute

---AND---
180.635 Seminar in Health and Human Rights (2 units) 3rd Term

340.639 Assessing the Epidemiological Impact of Human Rights Violations (2 units) 4th Term


Ethics Requirements: at least one course:
(Course times and dates do change: please email the faculty sponsors regarding course conflicts.)

306.625 Ethical Issues in Health Policy (3 units) 2nd term

306.665 Research Ethics and Integrity: U.S. and International Issues (3 units) 3rd Term

221.616 Ethics of Public Health Practice in Developing Countries (2 units) 4th Term

Elective Courses: total of at least six units. Includes at least one of the first two electives below:

301.655 Human Rights for Public Health Practitioners (2 units) 3rd Term

306.650 Public Health and the Law (3 units) 3rd Term

Additional Elective Courses:

221.639 Refugee Health Care (3 units) 1st or 2nd Term (offered online 1st Term)

410.611 Health, Poverty, and Public Policy in the U.S. (3 units) 1st Term

301.615 Seminar in Health Disparities (3 units) 2nd Term

180.629 Environmental and Occupational Health Law and Policy 4 units) 3rd Term

308.610 The Political Economy of Social Inequalities and Its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life (3 units) 3rd Term

380.756 Poverty, Economic Development, and Health (4 units) 4th Term

301.627 Understanding and Preventing Violence (3 units) 4th Term

340.705 Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology (3 cr.) 4th Term

301.614 Health Disparities & Cultural Competency (3 units) Summer Institute

Requirements for Successful Completion
1. A minimum of 16 units of coursework

2. GPA of 2.5 or better in Certificate coursework

3. Active participation in the 2nd term and 3rd term Health and Human Rights Seminars.

Faculty Sponsor
Robert Lawrence

410.614.4590

rlawrenc@jhsph.edu

Faculty Co-Sponsor
David Stein

410.614.4590

dstein@jhmi.edu

Administrative Contact
Darlene Jackson

410.614.4590

dmjackso@jhsph.edu