Human Trafficking as a Public Health Problem Sample Clauses

Human Trafficking as a Public Health Problem. Current perspectives on combatting human trafficking are diverse, and it is often unclear what sector the issue falls under. It often falls under the realm of law enforcement, which does not provide a comprehensive landscape for policymakers to protect victims. Because of the magnitude of human trafficking, it is important that different sectors such as law enforcement officials, politicians, and public health professionals, come together to create appropriate policies and protocol to prevent human trafficking and protect victims. Framing human trafficking as a public health issue uses this cross-functionality to its advantage, as argued by the United States Office of Trafficking in Persons, to inform who intervenes and engages in the fight against human trafficking, how interventions are being implemented, and what must be at stake to truly change the dynamics that enable human trafficking (The Power of Framing Human Trafficking as a Public Health Issue, 2016). Human trafficking results in widespread and severe negative health consequences, including infectious and non-communicable diseases, occupational injuries, and psychological morbidity (Xxxxxxxxx, 2017). Both physical and mental health are affected; one study reported that virtually every body system was affected including dermatologic, eyes/ears, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, neurologic and musculoskeletal systems (Xxxxxxxxx et al., 2008; Xxxxxxxx, 2014). Several studies found that people trafficked for sexual exploitation are at higher risk for violence, physical health problems, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections than non-trafficked sex workers (Ottisova, 2016). In this systematic review of the prevalence and risk of violence and the mental, physical and sexual health problems associated with human trafficking, higher proportions of mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression were found across trafficked age groups (Ottisova, 2016). The health consequences of human trafficking are so widespread and severe that it should be addressed as a preventable public health problem of global magnitude (Xxxxxxxxx, 2017). Xxxxxxx et al. asserts that a public health approach to human trafficking involves estimating the size of the problem; identifying risk and protective factors for victimization, perpetration, survival, and resilience across multiple levels of the social ecology; and developing evidence-based strategies ...
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  • Human Trafficking Prohibition Pursuant to Section 2155.0061 of the Texas Government Code, PSP certifies that it is not ineligible to receive this agreement and acknowledges that this Agreement may be terminated and payment withheld if PSP’s certification in this matter is inaccurate. TFC may not award a contract, including a contract for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state agency, that includes proposed financial participation by a person who, during the five-year (5) period preceding the date of the award, has been convicted of any offense related to the direct support or promotion of human trafficking.

  • Drug-Free Workplace Contractor represents and warrants that it shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Drug-Free Work Place Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. §701 et seq.) and maintain a drug-free work environment.

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