Social injustice and public health

Part I: Introduction1: Impact of social injustice and Its Impact on public health / Barry S. Levy --
Box 1-1: Definitions and concepts of social justice --
Box 1-2: Science and social justice / Omar Khan and David MKI Liu --
Appendix: Universal Declaration of Human Rights --
Part II: How social injustice affects the health of specific population groups --
Socioeconomically disadvantaged people / Michael Marmot and Ruth Bell --
People of color / Carol Easley Allen and Cheryl E. Easley --
Box 3-1: Racial and ethnic definitions in the U.S. census --
Box 3-2: American shame: high maternal mortality ratio in African American women / Lillian Villarosa --
Box 3-3 Importance of teaching health professionals about cultural competence --
Women / Gina Maranto --
Children / Sara Rosenbaum, Kay A. Johnson, and Rachel Gunsalus --
Box 5-1: Child poverty rates in the United States and other countries / Barry S. Levy --
Box 5-2: Children in low- and Middle-income Countries: Millions are dying from preventable diseases / Kathryn Bolles and M. James Eliades --
Older people / Steven P. Wallace and Caroll L. Estes --
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender/transsexual people / Emilia Lombardi and Talia Mae Bettcher --
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 --
Incarcerated people / Ernest M. Drucker --
Box 9-1: Political prisoners / William Schulz --
People who are homeless / Elizabeth M. Moore, Theresa H. Cheng, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, and Lillian Gelberg --
Forced migrants: Refugees and internally displaced persons / Michael Toole --
Part III: How social injustice affects areas of public health --
Medical care / Oliver Fein and H. Jack Geiger --
Box 12-1: What is single-payer health care? / Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein --
Box 12-2: Improving medical care by teaching medical students about racism / Anthony L. Schlaff --
Infectious diseases / Joia S. Mukherjee and Paul E. Farmer --
Box 13-1: Case study of a man with tuberculosis --
Nutrition / J. Larry Brown --
Box 14-1: Definition of key terms --
Box 14-2: Obesity --
Noncommunicable diseases / Ramla Benmaamar, Madeleine Smith, and Derek Yach --
Box 15-1: Noncommunicable disease inequities in the United States / Barry S. Levy --
Mental health / Carles Muntaner, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, Philipp Hessel, and William W. Eaton --
Box 16-1: Opioid crisis and social justice / Jay C. Butler ---
Violence / James A. Mercy and Sarah DeGue --
Box 17-1: War and other forms of armed conflict / Barry S. Levy --
Box 17-2: International arms trade / Barry S. Levy --
Box 17-3: Nuclear weapons and social Injustice / Robert M. Gould and Patrice M. Sutton --
Environmental health / Barry S. Levy --
Box 18-1: Childhood lead toxicity / Howard Hu --
Box 18-2: Impact of natural disasters on social justice / Linda Young Landesman --
Box 18-3: Planetary health / Samuel S. Myers --
Occupational health and safety / Linda Rae Murray --
Box 19-1: Economic globalization: austerity, income inequality, and corporate control / Ellen R. Shaffer and Joseph E. Brenner --
Oral health / Myron Allukian, Jr., and Alice M. Horowitz --
Box 20-1: Oral health inequalities in low- and middle income countries --
International and global health / Barry S. Levy --
Box 21-1: Trafficking in persons --
Box 21-2: Hunger and malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries --
Box 21-3: Export of hazardous substances from high-income countries to low- and middle-income countries --
Part IV: Agenda for Action --
Addressing social injustice in a human rights context / Sofia Gruskin and Paula Braveman --
Box 22-1: Promoting the rights of \"undocumented immigrants\" / Carmen Rita Nevarez --
Promoting social justice through public health practices / Alonzo Plough and Priya Gandhi --
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 low-income countries / Gail Snetro and Angela M. Brasington --
Box 24-2: How a community-based foundation addresses health consequences of social injustice / Martin D. Cohen --
Promoting through education in public health / Robert S. Lawrence --
Box 25-1: International Declaration of Health Rights --
Box 25-2: Teaching health equity through a community-based Master of Public Health Program / Shelley K. White --
Critical research agenda for social justice and public health: An ecosocial proposal / Nancy Krieger --
Protecting human rights through international and national law / Henry A. Freedman and Martha F. Davis --
Box 27-1: Preventing torture / Leonard S. Rubenstein and Vincent Iacopino --
Learning from the social movements of the 1960s / Oliver Fein and Charlotte Phillips --
Promoting health with equitable and sustainable human development / Richard Jolly --
Box 29-1: Role of international non-governmental organizations in promoting equitable and sustainable human development / Raymond C. Offenheiser --
Roles of foundations in promoting equitable and sustainable human development / Mark Sidel.