Search Tips
sorted by
2 shown of 2 entities
Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- The right to health includes more than health care; it is also the right to the underlying determinants of health, such as nutrition; protection against violence; healthy and safe environments, including in the family environment and local community; health-related information and education; safe drinking water; adequate sanitation; and adequate housing. These and other social determinants of health have an impact on the development of the child. Indeed, the environment is a fundamental determinant of the health and well-being of the child and of the adult.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 42
- Paragraph text
- Other rights relevant to survival and development that are also interconnected and interrelated with the rights to health and life include the rights of young children to be registered at birth; to education; play; a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development; adequate housing; adequate nutrition; social security; water and sanitation; and the right to be free from all forms of violence. The present report focuses on the right to health, including aspects of children's development that fall within the right to health.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
2 shown of 2 entities