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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2020

Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria.

Samantha Rivera Joseph, Caroline Voyles, Kimberly D Williams, Erica Smith, Mariana Chilton

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Article in American journal of public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samantha Rivera JosephAt the time of writing, Samantha Rivera Joseph and Caroline Voyles were with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton and Kimberly D. Williams were with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Erica Smith was with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Kimberly D. Williams was also with the Value Institute at ChristianaCare Health System, Newark, DE.
Caroline VoylesAt the time of writing, Samantha Rivera Joseph and Caroline Voyles were with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton and Kimberly D. Williams were with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Erica Smith was with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Kimberly D. Williams was also with the Value Institute at ChristianaCare Health System, Newark, DE.
Kimberly D WilliamsAt the time of writing, Samantha Rivera Joseph and Caroline Voyles were with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton and Kimberly D. Williams were with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Erica Smith was with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Kimberly D. Williams was also with the Value Institute at ChristianaCare Health System, Newark, DE.
Erica SmithAt the time of writing, Samantha Rivera Joseph and Caroline Voyles were with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton and Kimberly D. Williams were with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Erica Smith was with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Kimberly D. Williams was also with the Value Institute at ChristianaCare Health System, Newark, DE.
Mariana ChiltonAt the time of writing, Samantha Rivera Joseph and Caroline Voyles were with the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Mariana Chilton and Kimberly D. Williams were with the Department of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Erica Smith was with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. Kimberly D. Williams was also with the Value Institute at ChristianaCare Health System, Newark, DE.
Drexel University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The humanitarian crisis revealed as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico demonstrates a long history of US colonial neglect and human rights violations. This reality has made it especially difficult for the people of Puerto Rico to achieve their right to the highest attainable standard of health.The impacts are pervasive, resulting in disparities in Puerto Rican health, including water access and quality; wealth, including economic loss and disinvestment; and sustainability of the island's resources. As a result of failed governmental protection and support, public health issues related to access to care, a failing infrastructure, and discrimination all contributed to crisis on the island. A human rights framework is necessary to assess the ongoing human rights violations of the quality of life to support millions of American citizens on the island.This essay utilizes a rights-based approach to reveal historical disenfranchisement of Puerto Rico before the storms, identifies the specific human rights violations that resulted from the US government's lack of emergency preparedness and responsiveness, and demands rebuilding the island to reconcile all that has been lost.

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AltruismColonialismPublic HealthRight to HealthCyclonic StormsHealth Status DisparitiesHumansPuerto RicoQuality of Life

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PMID32816540
PMCPMC7483100
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