Allison Smith-Estelle
Biographic Data
| ID | 1446705 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allison Smith-Estelle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allison |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith-Estelle |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH-ESTELLE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sofia Gruskin is with the Program on International Health and Human Rights, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Human Rights, and Allison Smith-Estelle is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Karen Plafker is with the Public Health Program, Open Society Institute, New York, NY. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Vulnerability to HIV/STIs among Rural Women from Migrant Communities in Nepal
Human rights norms and standards can be applied to health issues as an analytical tool and as a framework to identify and shape interventions to reduce the impact of ill-health and improve the lives of individuals and populations. This article discusses how migration, health status, gender-based discrimination and access to education have an impact on HIV/STI vulnerability among rural women from migrant communities in Nepal. It is based on data f…
Understanding and Responding to Youth Substance Use
This article examines the utility of a health and human rights framework for conceptualizing and responding to the causes and consequences of substance use among young people. It provides operational definitions of “youth” and “substances,” a review of current international and national efforts to address substance use among youths, and an introduction to human rights and the intersection between health and human rights. A methodology for modelin…
Vulnerability to HIV/STIs among Rural Women from Migrant Communities in Nepal
Human rights norms and standards can be applied to health issues as an analytical tool and as a framework to identify and shape interventions to reduce the impact of ill-health and improve the lives of individuals and populations. This article discusses how migration, health status, gender-based discrimination and access to education have an impact on HIV/STI vulnerability among rural women from migrant communities in Nepal. It is based on data f…
Understanding and Responding to Youth Substance Use
This article examines the utility of a health and human rights framework for conceptualizing and responding to the causes and consequences of substance use among young people. It provides operational definitions of “youth” and “substances,” a review of current international and national efforts to address substance use among youths, and an introduction to human rights and the intersection between health and human rights. A methodology for modelin…
Understanding and Responding to Youth Substance Use
This article examines the utility of a health and human rights framework for conceptualizing and responding to the causes and consequences of substance use among young people. It provides operational definitions of “youth” and “substances,” a review of current international and national efforts to address substance use among youths, and an introduction to human rights and the intersection between health and human rights. A methodology for modelin…
Vulnerability to HIV/STIs among Rural Women from Migrant Communities in Nepal
Human rights norms and standards can be applied to health issues as an analytical tool and as a framework to identify and shape interventions to reduce the impact of ill-health and improve the lives of individuals and populations. This article discusses how migration, health status, gender-based discrimination and access to education have an impact on HIV/STI vulnerability among rural women from migrant communities in Nepal. It is based on data f…
Computer security (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Human rights (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)