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

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 heal...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2020-10, Vol.110 (10), p.1512-1518
Main Authors: Joseph, Samantha Rivera, Voyles, Caroline, Williams, Kimberly D., Smith, Erica, Chilton, Mariana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Care
AJPH s
Bankruptcy
Colonialism
Colonies & territories
Crises
Discrimination
Economic impact
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Emergency response
Health care access
Human Rights
Human rights violations
Humanitarianism
Hurricanes
Politics
Poverty
Presidential elections
Public health
Quality of life
Storms
Violations
Voting rights
Water quality
Wealth
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733
container_end_page 1518
container_issue 10
container_start_page 1512
container_title American journal of public health (1971)
container_volume 110
creator Joseph, Samantha Rivera
Voyles, Caroline
Williams, Kimberly D.
Smith, Erica
Chilton, Mariana
description 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.
doi_str_mv 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_pubme</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7483100</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2443447960</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpdkctrGzEQxkVpaBy39x4FvfRiZ0bP3UvBmCZOyMOY9iy0Wq2tsF6lWm0h_312cSg0pxlmPr55_Aj5irBkCPJydbvdLBkwWHKQBYoPZIZS4AJAFB_JDKCEMefqnFz0_RMAYinxEznnrEAlBczI_Tq2sQu2pQ9-33qXqe1qmg-e7sL-kGmOdONtmw80dHQ7-DQWdsFFumqyT3QzpBSc7Ty9tynYz-SssW3vv7zFOfl99fPXerO4e7y-Wa_uFk4A5oXyrPFKS1U4ITXHylbKSlZz5Upty0oJbBpmG9TOVkLLuuJ140EzbQusNedz8uPk-zxUR1873-VkW_OcwtGmFxNtMP93unAw-_jXaFFwHD8yJ9_fDFL8M_g-m2PonW_b8ZQ49IYJrnipFU6zvr2TPsUhdeN5o0pwIXSpJkM4qVyKfZ98828ZBDOxMhMrM7EyJ1b8FXuChKw</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Access Repository</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2443447960</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria</title><source>EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate</source><source>Social Science Premium Collection</source><source>ABI/INFORM Global</source><source>American Public Health Association</source><source>Politics Collection</source><source>PAIS Index</source><source>PubMed Central</source><creator>Joseph, Samantha Rivera ; Voyles, Caroline ; Williams, Kimberly D. ; Smith, Erica ; Chilton, Mariana</creator><creatorcontrib>Joseph, Samantha Rivera ; Voyles, Caroline ; Williams, Kimberly D. ; Smith, Erica ; Chilton, Mariana</creatorcontrib><description>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.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0090-0036</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1541-0048</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814</identifier><identifier>PMID: 32816540</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Washington: American Public Health Association</publisher><subject>Access to Care ; AJPH s ; Bankruptcy ; Colonialism ; Colonies &amp; territories ; Crises ; Discrimination ; Economic impact ; Emergency management ; Emergency preparedness ; Emergency response ; Health care access ; Human Rights ; Human rights violations ; Humanitarianism ; Hurricanes ; Politics ; Poverty ; Presidential elections ; Public health ; Quality of life ; Storms ; Violations ; Voting rights ; Water quality ; Wealth</subject><ispartof>American journal of public health (1971), 2020-10, Vol.110 (10), p.1512-1518</ispartof><rights>Copyright American Public Health Association Oct 2020</rights><rights>American Public Health Association 2020 2020</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/2443447960/fulltextPDF?pq-origsite=primo$$EPDF$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/2443447960?pq-origsite=primo$$EHTML$$P50$$Gproquest$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>230,314,723,776,780,881,3981,11667,21366,21373,27843,27901,27902,33588,33589,33962,33963,36037,36038,43709,43924,44339,53766,53768,73964,74211,74638</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Joseph, Samantha Rivera</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Voyles, Caroline</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Williams, Kimberly D.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Smith, Erica</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Chilton, Mariana</creatorcontrib><title>Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria</title><title>American journal of public health (1971)</title><description>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.</description><subject>Access to Care</subject><subject>AJPH s</subject><subject>Bankruptcy</subject><subject>Colonialism</subject><subject>Colonies &amp; territories</subject><subject>Crises</subject><subject>Discrimination</subject><subject>Economic impact</subject><subject>Emergency management</subject><subject>Emergency preparedness</subject><subject>Emergency response</subject><subject>Health care access</subject><subject>Human Rights</subject><subject>Human rights violations</subject><subject>Humanitarianism</subject><subject>Hurricanes</subject><subject>Politics</subject><subject>Poverty</subject><subject>Presidential elections</subject><subject>Public health</subject><subject>Quality of life</subject><subject>Storms</subject><subject>Violations</subject><subject>Voting rights</subject><subject>Water quality</subject><subject>Wealth</subject><issn>0090-0036</issn><issn>1541-0048</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2020</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>7TQ</sourceid><sourceid>ALSLI</sourceid><sourceid>DPSOV</sourceid><sourceid>M0C</sourceid><sourceid>M2L</sourceid><sourceid>M2R</sourceid><recordid>eNpdkctrGzEQxkVpaBy39x4FvfRiZ0bP3UvBmCZOyMOY9iy0Wq2tsF6lWm0h_312cSg0pxlmPr55_Aj5irBkCPJydbvdLBkwWHKQBYoPZIZS4AJAFB_JDKCEMefqnFz0_RMAYinxEznnrEAlBczI_Tq2sQu2pQ9-33qXqe1qmg-e7sL-kGmOdONtmw80dHQ7-DQWdsFFumqyT3QzpBSc7Ty9tynYz-SssW3vv7zFOfl99fPXerO4e7y-Wa_uFk4A5oXyrPFKS1U4ITXHylbKSlZz5Upty0oJbBpmG9TOVkLLuuJ140EzbQusNedz8uPk-zxUR1873-VkW_OcwtGmFxNtMP93unAw-_jXaFFwHD8yJ9_fDFL8M_g-m2PonW_b8ZQ49IYJrnipFU6zvr2TPsUhdeN5o0pwIXSpJkM4qVyKfZ98828ZBDOxMhMrM7EyJ1b8FXuChKw</recordid><startdate>20201001</startdate><enddate>20201001</enddate><creator>Joseph, Samantha Rivera</creator><creator>Voyles, Caroline</creator><creator>Williams, Kimberly D.</creator><creator>Smith, Erica</creator><creator>Chilton, Mariana</creator><general>American Public Health Association</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>0-V</scope><scope>0U~</scope><scope>1-H</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7RV</scope><scope>7TQ</scope><scope>7WY</scope><scope>7WZ</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>87Z</scope><scope>88A</scope><scope>88C</scope><scope>88E</scope><scope>88G</scope><scope>88I</scope><scope>88J</scope><scope>8AF</scope><scope>8AO</scope><scope>8C1</scope><scope>8FE</scope><scope>8FH</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8FL</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AEUYN</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ALSLI</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BBNVY</scope><scope>BEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BEZIV</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DHY</scope><scope>DON</scope><scope>DPSOV</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FRNLG</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>F~G</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>K60</scope><scope>K6~</scope><scope>K9-</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>KB0</scope><scope>KC-</scope><scope>L.-</scope><scope>L.0</scope><scope>LK8</scope><scope>M0C</scope><scope>M0R</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>M0T</scope><scope>M1P</scope><scope>M2L</scope><scope>M2M</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2P</scope><scope>M2R</scope><scope>M7P</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PQBIZ</scope><scope>PQBZA</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>PSYQQ</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>S0X</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20201001</creationdate><title>Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria</title><author>Joseph, Samantha Rivera ; Voyles, Caroline ; Williams, Kimberly D. ; Smith, Erica ; Chilton, Mariana</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2020</creationdate><topic>Access to Care</topic><topic>AJPH s</topic><topic>Bankruptcy</topic><topic>Colonialism</topic><topic>Colonies &amp; territories</topic><topic>Crises</topic><topic>Discrimination</topic><topic>Economic impact</topic><topic>Emergency management</topic><topic>Emergency preparedness</topic><topic>Emergency response</topic><topic>Health care access</topic><topic>Human Rights</topic><topic>Human rights violations</topic><topic>Humanitarianism</topic><topic>Hurricanes</topic><topic>Politics</topic><topic>Poverty</topic><topic>Presidential elections</topic><topic>Public health</topic><topic>Quality of life</topic><topic>Storms</topic><topic>Violations</topic><topic>Voting rights</topic><topic>Water quality</topic><topic>Wealth</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Joseph, Samantha Rivera</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Voyles, Caroline</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Williams, Kimberly D.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Smith, Erica</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Chilton, Mariana</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection</collection><collection>Global News &amp; ABI/Inform Professional</collection><collection>Trade PRO</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Database</collection><collection>PAIS Index</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Collection</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Global (PDF only)</collection><collection>Health &amp; Medical Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Collection</collection><collection>Biology Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Healthcare Administration Database (Alumni)</collection><collection>Medical Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Psychology Database (Alumni)</collection><collection>Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Social Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>STEM Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Pharma Collection</collection><collection>Public Health Database</collection><collection>ProQuest SciTech Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Sustainability</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Social Science Premium Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural &amp; Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>eLibrary</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Business Premium Collection</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>PAIS International</collection><collection>PAIS International (Ovid)</collection><collection>Politics Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Business Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Global (Corporate)</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Business Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Business Collection</collection><collection>Consumer Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Health &amp; Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Politics Collection</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Professional Advanced</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Professional Standard</collection><collection>ProQuest Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>ABI/INFORM Global</collection><collection>Consumer Health Database</collection><collection>Health &amp; Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Healthcare Administration Database</collection><collection>Medical Database</collection><collection>Political Science Database</collection><collection>Psychology Database</collection><collection>Research Library</collection><collection>Science Database</collection><collection>Social Science Database</collection><collection>Biological Science Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>One Business</collection><collection>ProQuest One Business (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><jtitle>American journal of public health (1971)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Joseph, Samantha Rivera</au><au>Voyles, Caroline</au><au>Williams, Kimberly D.</au><au>Smith, Erica</au><au>Chilton, Mariana</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria</atitle><jtitle>American journal of public health (1971)</jtitle><date>2020-10-01</date><risdate>2020</risdate><volume>110</volume><issue>10</issue><spage>1512</spage><epage>1518</epage><pages>1512-1518</pages><issn>0090-0036</issn><eissn>1541-0048</eissn><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.</abstract><cop>Washington</cop><pub>American Public Health Association</pub><pmid>32816540</pmid><doi>10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814</doi><tpages>7</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0090-0036
ispartof American journal of public health (1971), 2020-10, Vol.110 (10), p.1512-1518
issn 0090-0036
1541-0048
language eng
recordid cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7483100
source EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate; Social Science Premium Collection; ABI/INFORM Global; American Public Health Association; Politics Collection; PAIS Index; PubMed Central
subjects Access to Care
AJPH s
Bankruptcy
Colonialism
Colonies & territories
Crises
Discrimination
Economic impact
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Emergency response
Health care access
Human Rights
Human rights violations
Humanitarianism
Hurricanes
Politics
Poverty
Presidential elections
Public health
Quality of life
Storms
Violations
Voting rights
Water quality
Wealth
title Colonial Neglect and the Right to Health in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-02T21%3A01%3A05IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_pubme&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Colonial%20Neglect%20and%20the%20Right%20to%20Health%20in%20Puerto%20Rico%20After%20Hurricane%20Maria&rft.jtitle=American%20journal%20of%20public%20health%20(1971)&rft.au=Joseph,%20Samantha%20Rivera&rft.date=2020-10-01&rft.volume=110&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1512&rft.epage=1518&rft.pages=1512-1518&rft.issn=0090-0036&rft.eissn=1541-0048&rft_id=info:doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305814&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E2443447960%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c401t-6e2fe67568c45731bab6a52d36c97a9b641ff2af17cab475db3dfe0727a81d733%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2443447960&rft_id=info:pmid/32816540&rfr_iscdi=true