Social Injustice and Public Health

Foreword
William H. Foege
Part I: Introduction

Chapter 1: The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 1-1: Concepts of Social Justice
Box 1-2: Science and Social Justice
Omar Khan and David MKI Liu
Appendix to Chapter 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Part II: How the Health of Specific Population Groups Is Affected by Social Injustice

Chapter 2: Socioeconomically Disadvantaged People
Michael Marmot and Ruth Bell
Chapter 3: Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Carol Easley Allen and Cheryl E. Easley
Box 3-1: Racial and Ethnic Definitions in the U.S. Census
Chapter 4: Women
Gina Maranto and Judy Norsigian
Box 4-1: "Our Bodies, Our Votes" Campaign
Box 4-2: Engagement of Men in Gender-Based Violence Prevention
Chapter 5: Children
Sara Rosenbaum and Kay A. Johnson
Box 5-1: How the United States Compares with Other Developed Countries Developed Countries
Box 5-2: Saving Children's Lives in Developing Countries
Kathryn Bolles and Sarita Fritzler
Chapter 6: Older People
Carroll L. Estes and Steven P. Wallace
Chapter 7: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals
Emilia Lombardi and Talia Bettcher
Chapter 8: People with Disabilities
Nora Ellen Groce
Box 8-1: Terminology
Box 8-2: Disability and Education
Box 8-3: Similarities and Differences among People with Disabilities
Box 8-4: Disability during Times of Disaster and Political Upheaval
Chapter 9: Incarcerated People
Ernest M. Drucker
Box 9-1: Political Prisoners
William Schulz
Chapter 10: Homeless People
Lisa Arangua and Lillian Gelberg
Box 10-1: Substandard Housing and Its Impact on Health
Bailus Walker, Jr.
Chapter 11: Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Michael Toole
Part III: How Social Injustice Affects Health

Chapter 12: Medical Care
Oliver Fein and H. Jack Geiger
Box 12-1: Single-payer Health Care
Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein
Chapter 13: Infectious Disease
Joia S. Mukherjee and Paul E. Farmer
Chapter 14: Nutrition
J. Larry Brown
Box 14-1: Definitions of Key Terms
Box 14-2: Obesity
Chapter 15: Chronic Non-Communicable Disease
Karen R. Siegel, K.M. Venkat Narayan, and Derek Yach
Chapter 16: Mental Health
Carles Muntaner, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, and William W. Eaton
Chapter 17: Violence
James A. Mercy and Sarah DeGue
Box 17-1: War and Other Forms of Armed Conflict
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 17-2: The International Arms Trade
Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy
Box 17-3: Nuclear Weapons and Social Injustice
Robert M. Gould and Patrice M. Sutton
Box 17-4: Genocide
Victor W. Sidel and Barry S. Levy
Chapter 18: Environmental Health
Colin D. Butler and Anthony J. McMichael
Box 18-1: Substandard Housing and Its Impact on Health
Bailus Walker, Jr.
Box 18-2: Impact of Natural Disasters on Social Justice
Linda Young Landesman, Micheal A. Kemp, and Kay C. Goss
Chapter 19: Occupational Health and Safety
Andrea Kidd Taylor and Linda Rae Murray
Box 19-1: Economic Globalization
Ellen R. Shaffer and Joseph E. Brenner
Chapter 20: Oral Health
Myron Allukian, Jr., Alice M. Horowitz, and Chloe A. Wong
Box 20-1: Oral Health Inequalities in Developing Countries
Chapter 21: International Health
Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
Box 21-1: Trafficking in Persons
Box 21-2: Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries
Box 21-3: Export of Hazardous Substances from Developed Countries to Developing Countries
Part IV: What Needs To Be Done

Chapter 22: Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context
Sofia Gruskin and Paula Braveman
Box 22-1: Promoting the Rights of "Undocumented Immigrants"
Carmen Nevarez
Chapter 23: Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services
Alonzo Plough
Chapter 24: Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Building Community Life
Robert E. Aronson, Kay Lovelace, John W. Hatch, and Tony L. Whitehead
Box 24-1: Strengthening Communities in Developing Countries
Gail Snetro-Plewman and Angela Brasington
Chapter 25: Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health
Robert S. Lawrence
Box 25-1: International Declaration of Health Rights
Chapter 26: Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective
Nancy Krieger
Chapter 27: Protecting Human Rights through International and National Law
Peter Weiss and Henry A. Freedman
Box 27-1: Preventing Torture
Leonard S. Rubenstein and Vincent Iacopino
Chapter 28: Learning from the Social Movements of the 1960s
Oliver Fein and Charlotte Phillips
Box 28-1: The Occupy Wall Street Movement
Arthur Chen and Peggy Saika
Chapter 29: Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development
Richard Jolly
Box 29-1: The Roles of International Non-governmental Organizations in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development
Raymond C. Offenheiser and M. Porter McConnell
Box 29-2: The Roles of Foundations in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development
Mark Sidel
Appendix: Organizations Addressing Issues of Social Injustice and Public Health