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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: The Nature Of Social Injustice And Its Impact On Public Health; How The Health Of Specific Population Groups Is Affected By Social Injustice; How Social Injustice Adversely Affects Medical Care, Infectious And Chronic Non-communicable Disease, Nutrition, Mental Health, Violence, Environmental And Occupational Health, Oral Health, And Aspects Of International Health; And What Needs To Be Done, Such As Addressing Social Injustice In A Human Rights Context, Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies And Programs, Strengthening Communities, And Promoting Equitable And Sustainable Human Development. -- Publisher's Description. The Nature Of Social Injustice And Its Impact On Public Health / Barry S. Levy And Victor W. Sidel -- Socioeconomically Disadvantaged People / Michael Marmot And Ruth Bell -- Racial And Ethnic Minorities / Carol Easley Allen And Cheryl E. Easley -- Women / Gina Maranto And Judy Norsigian -- Children / Sara Rosenbaum And Kay A. Johnson -- Older People / Carroll L. Estes And Steven P. Wallace -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender/transsexual Individuals / Emilia Lombardi And Talia Bettcher -- People With Disabilities / Nora Ellen Groce -- Prisoners / Ernest Drucker -- Homeless People / Lisa Arangua And Lillian Gelberg -- Forced Migrants: Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons / Michael Toole -- Medical Care / Oliver Fein And H. Jack Geiger -- Infectious Disease / Joia S. Mukherjee And Paul E. Farmer -- Nutrition / J. Larry Brown -- Chronic Non-communicable Disease / Karen R. Siegel, K.m. Venkat Narayan, And Derek Yach -- Mental Health / Carles Muntaner, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, And William W. Eaton -- Violence / James A. Mercy And Sarah Degue -- Environmental Health / Colin D. Butler And Anthony J. Mcmichael -- Occupational Health And Safety / Andrea Kidd Taylor And Linda Rae Murray -- Oral Health / Myron Allukian, Jr., Alice M. Horowitz, And Chloe A. Wong -- International And Global Health / Barry S. Levy And Victor W. Sidel -- Addressing Social Injustice In A Human Rights Context / Sofia Gruskin And Paula Braveman -- Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, And Services / Alonzo Plough -- Strengthening Communities And The Roles Of Individuals In Building Community Life / Robert E. Aronson, Kay Lovelace, John W. Hatch, And Tony L. Whitehead -- 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 And Henry A. Freedman -- Learning From The Social Movements Of The 1960s / Oliver Fein And Charlotte Phillips -- Promoting Equitable And Sustainable Human Development / Richard Jolly -- Appendix: Organizations Addressing Issues Of Social Injustice. Edited By Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.