LEADER 04743nam 22007094a 450 001 9910813336703321 005 20240416063200.0 010 $a1-60256-490-6 010 $a0-19-975986-3 010 $a1-280-42793-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000299820 035 $a(EBL)3051948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000247490 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11208684 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247490 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10195276 035 $a(PQKB)11444388 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3051948 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272707 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3051948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10091839 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL42793 035 $a(OCoLC)62288283 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272707 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000299820 100 $a20041129d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSocial injustice and public health /$fedited by Barry L. Levy, Victor W. Sidel 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (552 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-517185-3 311 $a0-19-986535-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Contributors; Part I: Introduction; 1. The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health; Box 1-1. Concepts of Social Justice; Box 1-2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Box 1-3. International Declaration of Health Rights; Part II: How the Health of Specific Population Groups Is Affected by Social Injustice; 2. The Socioeconomically Disadvantaged; 3. Racial and Ethnic Minorities; 4. Women; 5. Children; Box 5-1. How the United States Compares With Other Developed Countries; Box 5-2. Saving Children's Lives in Developing Countries; 6. Older People 327 $a7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals8. People With Disabilities; 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; 9. Incarcerated People; Box 9-1. Prisoner Abuse and Torture in the United States and Iraq; 10. Homeless People; 11. Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons; Part III: How Social Injustice Affects Health; 12. Medical Care; 13. Infectious Diseases; 14. Nutrition 327 $aBox 14-1. Definition of Key TermsBox 14-2. Obesity; 15. Chronic Diseases; Box 15-1. Selected Actors' Neglect of the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases; 16. Mental Health; 17. Assaultive Violence and War; Box 17-1. War and Public Health; Box 17-2. Genocide; 18. Environmental Health; 19. Occupational Safety and Health; Box 19-1. Epidemic of Toxic Liver Disease; Box 19-2. Economic Globalization; 20. Oral Health; Box 20-1. Social Inequalities in Oral Health Internationally; 21. International Health; Box 21-1. Trafficking in Persons; Box 21-2. Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries 327 $aBox 21-3. Import of Hazardous Substances Into Developing CountriesPart IV: What Needs to Be Done; 22. Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context; 23. Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services; 24. Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Community Life; 25. Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health; 26. Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective; 27. Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law 327 $a28. Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human DevelopmentAppendix: Some Organizations Addressing Social Injustice; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y 330 8 $aThis text defines social injustice as the active denial or violation based on the perception of the inferiority of specific groups. These groups are socially defined in terms of racial or ethnic status, language, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation or other perceived group characteristic. 606 $aSocial medicine 606 $aSocial justice 606 $aPublic health$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSocial medicine. 615 0$aSocial justice. 615 0$aPublic health$xSocial aspects. 676 $a362.1/042 701 $aLevy$b Barry S$01596278 701 $aSidel$b Victor W$01596279 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813336703321 996 $aSocial injustice and public health$93938954 997 $aUNINA