Public health/Prostitution

  • Case and Commentary
    Jan 2017

    Taking Up the Mantle of Human Trafficking Education: Who Should Be Responsible?

    Carrie A. Bohnert, MPA, Aaron W. Calhoun, MD, and Olivia F. Mittel, MD, MS
    Research and training are needed so that physicians are able to identify human trafficking victims and refer them to appropriate trauma-informed treatment.
    AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):35-42. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas4-1701.
  • Viewpoint
    Jan 2017

    Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization

    Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA
    Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking.
    AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
  • Medical Education
    Oct 2015

    Medical Education on Human Trafficking

    Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, Aimee M. Grace, MD, MPH, and Nicole Littenberg, MD, MPH
    Training for health care professionals on human trafficking should be informed by a human rights perspective and include prevention and identification of trafficking and treatment of trafficking-related health conditions.
    AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(10):914-921. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.10.medu1-1510.