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Right to Health

 

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HEALTH….

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including ... medical care.” Article 25 (1)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948.


Get informed
about the right to health! Use our fact sheets to learn about the right to health and then test your knowledge of health care in the U.S. with our quizzes. 

Get involved in promoting the right to health!  Use the resources and ideas in our Take Action guide to start working for the right to health. 

Get others interested in the right to health!  Use the PowerPoint presentation and lesson plans to educate your school or community about the right to health.

 

Right to Health Fact Sheet
Learn about the right to health in the U.S. and in Minnesota.

Right to Health Quiz
Test your knowledge of health in the U.S. with interactive and downloadable quizzes.

Take Action on Health
Find out how to get involved.

Right to Health Resources
Connect with one of the many organizations seeking to fulfill the right to health in the United States.

Right to Health PowerPoint
Download the "Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health in the U.S." PowerPoint presentation.

Lesson Plan: Equal Access to Health Care in the United States

In this lesson, students will learn about the right to health and the barriers people face is accessing equitable health care in the United States. 

Lesson Plan: The People Behind the Statistics
This lesson aims to put a human face on violations of economic and social human rights in the U.S. by focusing on the issues of education, hunger, housing, and health. Suitable for high school.

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