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    By the end of module one, Awareness, you will understand: - Why considering gender issues in health is important. - The concepts of gender equality, gender equity, and health equity. - The differences between sex and gender, and develop an understanding about how gender norms are constructed, maintained and reinforced. - Why and how gender and gender inequity are social determinants of health, and their relationship with other determinants.
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    By the end of module two, Analysis, you will understand: - Outline the principles of gender analysis of a health problem. - Define the interrelated factors that need to be examined during a gender analysis. - Understand the steps of a gender analysis and their relation to institutional mechanisms such as budgets and human resource plans. - Conduct gender analysis of the problem, - Use gender analysis in institutional planning processes.
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    By the end of module three, Action, you will understand: - Apply and gender assessment methods to a new or existing project or programme. - Identify key elements for developing gender-responsive actions. - Develop gender-responsive activities, work, plans, programs, or policies. - Classify top tasks and products by using the WHO GSM gender classification or AMRO/PAHO Biennial Work Plan and monitoring system.
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    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to describe the crucial steps that have been made by PAHO and WHO in the area of human rights; and identify the current obstacles in the Americas and PAHO’s strategies for overcoming them. You will also be able to describe the new trends that are strengthening health as a human right in the Americas. Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to define the terms public health, health, and human rights; and understand the relationships between health and human rights. You will also be able to recognize the most critical human rights instruments that promote and protect the right to health and other related human rights; recognize the differences between binding and non-binding human rights instruments; and identify the international guidelines on the limitations of human rights.
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    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to describe the fundamental elements of the right to health, identify key articles of UN and OAS treaties that recognize the right to health, define the responsibilities of PAHO Member States and other responsible parties, and describe the different accountability mechanisms at the national and international level. Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to Identify other human rights that are most closely related to the right to health and wellbeing, and that are enshrined in binding instruments.
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    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to identify some of the most vulnerable groups in the Americas; understand how UN and OAS human rights instruments protect health and other related human rights in practice; understand why the enjoyment of the right to health is indispensable for the exercise of other human rights; understand why a greater fulfillment of human rights contributes to the enjoyment of health and wellbeing; and become familiar with practical applications for accomplishing the Regional Expected Results on human rights based approaches to health within PAHO’s Secretariat and at national, regional, and global levels in a manner consistent with PAHO strategic plan.
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    À la fin de cette leçon, vous serez en mesure de décrire les étapes cruciales franchies par l'OPS et l'OMS dans le domaine des droits de l’homme, d’identifier à cet égard les obstacles actuels dans les Amériques, de même que les stratégies de l'OPS pour les surmonter. Vous serez également en mesure de décrire les nouvelles orientations qui viennent consolider la reconnaissance de la santé en tant que droit de la personne dans les Amériques. À la fin de cette leçon, vous pourrez définir les expressions santé publique, santé, et droits de l’homme; vous comprendrez aussi les relations entre la santé et les droits de l’homme. Vous pourrez également reconnaître les principaux instruments des droits de la personne qui promeuvent et protègent le droit à la santé et d'autres droits de l’homme afférents; reconnaître les différences entre les instruments des droits de l’homme qu'ils soient juridiquement contraignants ou non ; et identifier les directives internationales sur les limites des droits de l’homme.
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