Social injustice and public health / edited by Barry L. Levy, Victor W. Sidel.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description
xxii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    This book addresses social injustice and its relationship to public health. Major sections of the book focus on how the health of specific population groups is affected by social injustice, how specific areas of public health and medical care are affected by social injustice, and what needs to be done to reduce social injustice and its impact on health. This book will be of value to a wide range of practitioners and students in health and human services, including medicine, nursing and social services, as well as in law and other fields.
    Notes
    "Published in cooperation with the American Public Health Association."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The nature of social injustice and its impact on public health / Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel
    • The socioeconomically disadvantaged / Michael Marmot, Ruth Bell
    • Racial and ethnic minorities / Carol Easley Allen, Cheryl E. Easley
    • Women / Stacey J. Rees, Wendy Chavkin
    • Children / Sara Rosenbaum, Chung-Hi H. Yoder
    • Older people / Carroll L. Estes, Steven P. Wallace
    • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual individuals / Emilia Lombardi, Talia Bettcher
    • People with disabilities / Nora Ellen Groce
    • Incarcerated people / Ernest M. Drucker
    • Homeless people / Lillian Gelberg, Lisa Arangua
    • Forced migrants: refugees and internally displaced persons / Michael Toole
    • Medical care / H. Jack Geiger
    • Infectious diseases / Joia S. Mukherjee, Paul E. Farmer
    • Nutrition / J. Larry Brown
    • Chronic diseases / Derek Yach
    • Mental health / Carles Munaner, Jeanne Geiger-Brown
    • Assaultive violence and war / James A. Mercy
    • Environmental health / Colin D. Butler, Anthony J. McMichael
    • Occupational safety and health / Andrea Kidd Taylor, Linda Rae Murray
    • Oral health / Myron Allukian, Alice M. Horowitz
    • International health / Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel
    • Addressing social injustice in a human rights context / Sofia Gruskin, Paula Braveman
    • Promoting social justice through public health policies, programs, and services / Alonzo Plough
    • Strengthening communities and the roles of individuals in community life / Robert E. Aronson [and others]
    • Promoting social justice through education in public health / Robert S. Lawrence
    • Researching critical questions on social justice and public health: an ecosocial perspective / Nancy Krieger
    • Protecting human rights through international and national law / Peter Weiss, Henry A. Freedman
    • Promoting equitable and sustainable human development / Richard Jolly.
    ISBN
    • 0195171853
    • 9780195171853
    LCCN
    2004065433
    OCLC
    57169931
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