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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (586 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/042
• Soggetto topico: Social justice; Social medicine
• Altri autori: LevyBarry S SidelVictor W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; PART I: Introduction; 1 The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health; Box 1-1: Definitions and Concepts of Social Justice; Box 1-2: Science and Social Justice; Appendix to Chapter 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; PART II: How Social Injustice Affects the Health of Specific Population Groups; 2 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged People; 3 Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Box 3-1: Racial and Ethnic Definitions in the U.S. Census; 4 Women; Box 4-1: Our Bodies Ourselves ; Box 4-2: Engagement of Men in Gender-Based Violence Prevention5 Children; Box 5-1: How the United States Compares with Other High-Income Countries; Box 5-2: Children in Low-Income Countries; 6 Older People; 7 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals; 8 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 Prisoners; Box 9-1: Political Prisoners; 10 Homeless People ; 11 Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced PersonsPART III: How Social Injustice Affects Aspects of Public Health; 12 Medical Care; Box 12-1: Single-Payer Health Care; 13 Infectious Disease; 14 Nutrition; Box 14-1: Definitions of Key Terms; Box 14-2: Obesity; 15 Chronic Non-Communicable Disease; Box 15-1: Who Neglects the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases?; 16 Mental Health; 17 Violence; Box 17-1: War and Other Forms of Armed Conflict; Box 17-2: The International Arms Trade; Box 17-3: Nuclear Weapons and Social Injustice; Box 17-4: Genocide; 18 Environmental Health ; Box 18-1: Substandard Housing and Its Impact on HealthBox 18-2: Impact of Natural Disasters on Social Justice; 19 Occupational Health and Safety; Box 19-1: Economic Globalization; 20 Oral Health; Box 20-1: Oral Health Inequalities in Developing Countries; 21 International and Global Health; 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: An Agenda for Action; 22 Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context ; Box 22-1: Promoting the Rights of "Undocumented Immigrants"23 Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services; 24 Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Building Community Life; Box 24-1: Strengthening Communities in Countries; 25 Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health; Box 25-1: International Declaration of Health Rights; 26 Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective; 27 Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law; Box 27-1: Preventing Torture ; 28 Learning from the Social Movements of the 1960s
• Sommario/riassunto: This second edition of Social Injustice and Public Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date, evidence-based resource on the relationship of social injustice to many aspects of public health. With contributions from leading experts in public health, medicine, health, social sciences, and other fields, this integrated book documents the adverse effects of social injustice on health and makes recommendations on what needs to be done to reduce social injustice and thereby improve the public's health. Social Injustice and Public Health is divided into four parts: DT The nature of social injustice and
• Titolo autorizzato: Social injustice and public health
• ISBN: 0-19-939470-9; 0-19-993923-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968105803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II