1. Public Health Research Priorities to Address US Human Trafficking.
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Rothman, Emily F., Stoklosa, Hanni, Baldwin, Susie B., Chisolm-Straker, Makini, Price, Rumi Kato, and Atkinson, Holly G.
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HUMAN trafficking prevention , *PUBLIC health research , *LEGAL status of human trafficking victims , *REPRODUCTIVE health , *DENTAL care , *MENTAL health , *TWENTY-first century , *HISTORY , *DISEASE incidence , *HUMAN trafficking laws , *PRIORITY (Philosophy) , *PUBLIC health , *VICTIMS , *DISEASE prevalence ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
The article discusses the author's call for U.S. public health research to prioritize the issue of human trafficking prevention, and it mentions America's Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and the various investigations into suspected human trafficking that were opened by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the nation's Department of Justice in fiscal year 2015. The health consequences of human trafficking are examined, along with reproductive health and mental health.
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- 2017
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