Board #42 - The Politics of Health: Cardiovascular Disease, Human Rights, and Economic Development

• In Event: 75-306 - Poster Session: The Role of State and Non-State Actors in Ensuring Human Security: Environmental Protection and Health Care

Brief Overview

This case study explores how cardiovascular mortality correlates with human rights and economic development across regions. It finds that while wealth improves health and rights up to a point, institutional quality and equity shape these outcomes.

Author

• Beckett Peterson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor