Internists Support Global Human Rights, One Patient at a Time

Supporting human rights, one patient at a time.

I saw my first asylum seeker around 10 years ago in my clinic. He came from a country with an autocratic president against whom he had peacefully protested. The government would not accept dissent from its citizens and they arrested, detained, and tortured him. He was released, but he was told that he would be killed for any future—real or perceived—opposition. He fled to the US for safety, and...

Overcoming Obesity One Patient at a Time.

WHO & WHERE Our practice consists of 2 family physicians and 1 family nurse practitioner. Our behavioral intervention program uses the 5 A’s of Behavior Change model1 and is based on Change Control Diet,2 by Harry H. Suiter, who himself struggled with weight management for decades. In collaboration with Mr. Suiter, we have developed a formal office-based weight loss program with Mr. Suiter’s bo...

Building relationships--one patient at a time.

Global health policies that support the use of banked donor human milk: a human rights issue

This review examines the role of donor human milk banking in international human rights documents and global health policies. For countries looking to improve child health, promotion, protection and support of donor human milk banks has an important role to play for the most vulnerable of infants and children. This review is based on qualitative triangulation research conducted for a doctoral d...

Human Rights and Global Democracy

O ver the past dozen years or so democratic theorists and activists have become increasingly worried about globalization’s adverse effects on democracy. Their concerns include: (1) democratic deficits, or the lack of democratic control over existing intergovernmental and supranational governance structures such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the European Union (EU); (2) democratic ...