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Social Injustice and Public Health

ISBN: 9780195171853 | 0195171853
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 8/25/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
Two past presidents of the American Public Health Association edit this book, on the ways in which social injustice underlies public health problems. Their previous books, War and Public Health, and errorism and Public Health, both dealt with specific issues of social injustice as they relate to public health. The current book addresses a similar set of issues in a more comprehensive manner. This book defines social injustice as the active denial or violation based on the perception of the inferiority of specific groups. These groups are social... MORE
Forcwordvii
Contributorsxvii
Part I Introduction
1. The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health,
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Box 1-1. Concepts of Social Justice,
8(6)
Box 1-2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
14(6)
Box 1-3. International Declaration of Health Rights,
20(5)
Part II How the Health of Specific Population Groups Is Affected by Social Injustice
2. The Socioeconomically Disadvantaged,
25(21)
Michael Marmot and Ruth Bell
3. Racial and Ethnic Minorities,
46(23)
Carol Easley Allen and Cheryl E. Easley
4. Women,
69(19)
Stacey J. Rees and Wendy Chavkin
5. Children,
88(25)
Sara Rosenbaum and Chung-Hi H. Yoder
Box 5-1. How the United States Compares With Other Developed Countries,
92(2)
Box 5-2. Saving Children's Lives in Developing Countries,
94(19)
6. Older People,
113(17)
Carroll L. Estes and Steven P. Wallace
7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals,
130(15)
Emilia Lombardi and Talia Bettcher
8. People With Disabilities,
145(16)
Nora Ellen Groce
Box 8-1. Terminology,
147(3)
Box 8-2. Disability and Education,
150(3)
Box 8-3. Similarities and Differences Among People With Disabilities,
153(1)
Box 8-4. Disability During Times of Disaster and Political Upheaval,
154(7)
9. Incarcerated People,
161(15)
Ernest M. Drucker
Box 9-1. Prisoner Abuse and Torture in the United States and Iraq,
167(9)
10. Homeless People,
176(14)
Lillian Gelberg and Lisa Arangua
11. Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons,
190(17)
Michael Toole
Part III How Social Injustice Affects Health
12. Medical Care,
207(13)
H. Jack Geiger
13. Infectious Diseases,
220(18)
Joia S. Mukherjee and Paul E. Farmer
14. Nutrition,
238(15)
J. Larry Brown
Box 14-1. Definition of Key Terms,
240(3)
Box 14-2. Obesity,
243(10)
15. Chronic Diseases,
253(24)
Derek Yach
Box 15-1. Selected Actors' Neglect of the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases,
254(23)
16. Mental Health,
277(17)
Caries Muntaner and Jeanne Geiger-Brown
17. Assaultive Violence and War,
294(24)
James A. Mercy
Box 17-1. War and Public Health,
298(8)
Box 17-2. Genocide,
306(12)
18. Environmental Health,
318(19)
Colin D. Butler and Anthony J. McMichael
19. Occupational Safety and Health,
337(20)
Andrea Kidd Taylor and Linda Rae Murray
Box 19-1. Epidemic of Toxic Liver Disease,
346(2)
Box 19-2. Economic Globalization,
348(9)
20. Oral Health,
357(21)
Myron Allukian, Jr., and Alice M. Horowitz
Box 20-1. Social Inequalities in Oral Health Internationally,
362(16)
21. International Health,
378(27)
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 21-1. Trafficking in Persons,
382(6)
Box 21-2. Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries,
388(4)
Box 21-3. Import of Hazardous Substances Into Developing Countries,
392(13)
Part IV. What Needs to Be Done
22. Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context,
405(13)
Sofia Gruskin and Paula Braveman
23. Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services,
418(15)
Alonzo Plough
24. Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Community Life,
433(16)
Robert E. Aronson, Kay Lovelace, John W. Hatch, and Tony L. Whitehead
25. Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health,
449(11)
Robert S. Lawrence
26. Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective,
460(20)
Nancy Krieger
27. Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law,
480(13)
Peter Weiss and Henry A. Freedman
28. Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development,
493(16)
Richard Jolly
Appendix: Some Organizations Addressing Social Injustice,509(10)
Index519

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