| Description |
xxii, 529 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
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, ...[et al.] -- 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. |
| Subject |
Social medicine.
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Social justice.
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Public health -- Social aspects.
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| Added Author |
Levy, Barry S.
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Sidel, Victor W.
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| ISBN |
0195171853 |
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9780195171853 |
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