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

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.

journal_name

Am J Public Health

authors

Joseph SR,Voyles C,Williams KD,Smith E,Chilton M

doi

10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1512-1518

issue

10

eissn

0090-0036

issn

1541-0048

journal_volume

110

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