Leveraging Human Rights Frameworks to Advance Gender Equity in Development and Improve
Reproductive Health Outcomes:
Reflections from Graduate Studies in Maternal and Child Health
Kristen N. Brugh, MPH
PhD StudentDepartment of Maternal and Child HealthGillings School of Global Public HealthUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASPH – MPH Competencies
American Schools of Public Health. www.asph.org
Personal Ties to Global Health & Human Rights
Pediatric and Maternal HIV/AIDS in South Africa
The Tree Clinic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Collective Human Rights Frameworks for
HIV/AIDS Prevention in Global Health Policy
With Dr. Benjamin Mason Meier, UNC Dept. Public Policy
Personal Ties to Global Health & Human Rights
Reducing the Impact of HIV in Southern Sudan Through PMTCT
Photo Source: IntraHealth
International
Personal Ties to Global Health & Human Rights
Historical Trajectory of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt
2008 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey
Personal Ties to Global Health & Human Rights
Child Labor in North Carolina Agriculture: Human Rights
Frameworks for the Girl Child
Personal Ties to Global Health & Human Rights
Photo Source: AFOP
Outside Looking In?•Research and interest areas
•Professional opportunities and career paths
CSW 55 - Key Sessions
•Left Behind by Economic Policy: Race, Gender, and Class in the US▫Urban Justice Center
•Let’s Talk About Gender and Rights ▫International Planned Parenthood Federation,
Western Hemisphere Region•Making Gender Statistics Meaningful on the
Ground▫UNFPA, UNSD, & UN Women
•Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting▫Italian Permanent Mission to the UN
•Women and Children’s Rights: Making the Connection▫UNICEF & UNFPA
Future directions
