Social Injustice and Public Health

Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H., is a physician and epidemiologist who has edited and written 22 previous books on the public health consequences of social injustice, war and terrorism, occupational and environmental health, climate change, and related issues, and has written more than 250 journal articles and book chapters on these subjects. He is an Adjunct Professor of Public Health at Tufts University School of Medicine. He previously worked as a CDC epidemiologist, a University of Massachusetts Medical School professor, and director of global health programs and projects. He is a past president of the American Public Health Association and a recipient of its Sedgwick Memorial Medal.

• Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public HealthBarry S. LevyBox 1-1: Definitions and Concepts of Social Justice Part II: How Social Injustice Affects the Health of Specific Population Groups Chapter 2: Socioeconomically Disadvantaged PeopleMichael Marmot and Ruth BellBox 2-1: Summary of Recommendations from the Marmot Review 10 Years On Chapter 3: People of ColorCarol Easley Allen and Cheryl EasleyBox 3-1: Racial and Ethnic Definitions for the 2030 U.S. CensusBox 3-2: American Shame: High Maternal Mortality Ratio in African-American WomenLinda VillarosaBox 3-3: Types of Racism and Related Concepts Chapter 4: Women Gina Maranto Chapter 5: ChildrenLuz Claudio and Juan Antonio Ortega-GarcíaBox 5-1: Childhood Lead ToxicityHoward Hu Chapter 6: Older PeopleCarroll Estes, Nicholas B. DiCarlo, Brittney L. Pond, and Jarmin C. Yeh Chapter 7: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning PeopleEmilia Lombardi and Talia Mae Bettcher Chapter 8: People with Disabilities Nora GroceBox 8-1: TerminologyBox 8-2: Disability and EducationBox 8-3: Similarities and Differences Among People with Disabilities Chapter 9: Incarcerated PeopleDavid H. CloudBox 9-1: Political PrisonersWilliam F. Schulz Chapter 10: People Experiencing Homelessness Howard Padwa, Bikki Tran Smith, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Katherine Vickery, and Lillian Gelberg Chapter 11: Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced PersonsMichael TooleBox 11-1: The Suffering of Displaced People: Three VignettesJennifer Leaning Part III. How Social Injustice Affects Aspects of Public Health Chapter 12: Medical CareOliver FeinBox 12-1: What Is Single-Payer Healthcare?Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein Chapter 13: Communicable Diseases Joia S. MukherjeeBox 13-1: The AIDS Movement Box 13-2: Case Study of a Man with TuberculosisBox 13-3: Inequities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Mary T. Bassett Chapter 14: NutritionJ. Larry BrownBox 14-1: Definitions of Key TermsBox 14-2: Obesity Chapter 15: Noncommunicable DiseasesMariachiara Di Cesare, Honor Bixby, Reza Majdzadeh, and J. Jaime MirandaBox 15-1: The Impact of Systemic and Structural Racism on Noncommunicable Diseases in the United StatesBarry S. LevyBox 15-2: Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases During Humanitarian Crises Chapter 16: ViolenceColleen Ray, Sara DeGue, and James A. MercyBox 16-1: Firearm Violence in the United StatesDavid HemenwayBox 16-2: Cure Violence: The Epidemic Control Method for Reducing Violence Charles Ransford and Gary Slutkin Chapter 17: WarBarry S. LevyBox 17-1: Nuclear Weapons and Social InjusticeRobert M. Gould and Patrice M. Sutton Chapter 18: Mental HealthCarles Muntaner, Pablo Galvez-Hernandez, Virginia Gunn, Edwin Ng, Haejoo Chung, Philipp Hessel, and William W. EatonBox 18-1: The Opioid EpidemicMartha Waller and William Wieczorek Chapter 19: Environmental HealthBarry S. LevyBox 19-1: Impact of Natural Disasters on Social JusticeLinda Young LandesmanBox 19-2: Climate JusticeRohini J. Haar and Barry S. LevyBox 19-3: Planetary HealthSamuel S. Myers and Jonathan A. Patz Chapter 20: Occupational Health and SafetyLinda Rae Murray Chapter 21: Oral HealthMyron Allukian, Jr., Alice M. Horowitz, and J. Brett RyanBox 21-1: Oral Health Inequalities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Chapter 22: Global HealthBarry S. LevyBox 22-1: Trafficking in PersonsBox 22-2: Hunger and Malnutrition in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesBox 22-3: Export of Hazardous Substances from High-Income Countries to Low- and Middle-Income Countries Part IV. An Agenda for Action Chapter 23: Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights ContextSofia Gruskin and Paula Braveman Chapter 24: Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health PolicyKathleen M. Rest, Jarasa Kanok, and Pallavi PhartiyalBox 24-1: State Government Intervention: Reforms in State Laws for a Minimum Wage and Workplace Protection for FarmworkersBox 24-2: A Local Government Initiative with Universal Basic IncomeBox 24-3: The Clean Power Prescription: Addressing the Physical, Economic, and Environmental Health of Patients Chapter 25: Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health PracticeJoshua Sharfstein, Michelle Spencer, and Keshia M. Pollack Porter Chapter 26: Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Building Community LifeRobert E. Aronson, John W. Hatch, Tony L. Whitehead, and Samhar AlmomaniBox 26-1: Strengthening Communities in Low-Income CountriesGail Snetro and Angela M. BrasingtonBox 26-2: How a Community-Based Foundation Addresses Health Consequences of Social InjusticeMartin D. Cohen Chapter 27: Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public HealthRobert S. LawrenceBox 27-1: International Declaration of Health RightsBox 27-2: Developing a Community-Engaged Master of Public Health Program in Health EquityShelley K. White Chapter 28: A Critical Research Agenda for Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial ProposalNancy Krieger Chapter 29: Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law Henry A. Freedman and Martha F. DavisBox 29-1: Preventing TortureLeonard S. Rubenstein and Vincent Iacopino Chapter 30: Learning from the Social Movements of the 1960s Oliver Fein and Charlotte Phillips Chapter 31: Promoting Health with Equitable and Sustainable Human DevelopmentRichard Jolly and Updated by Mark SidelBox 31-1: The Roles of International Nongovernmental Organizations in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human DevelopmentRaymond C. Offenheiser and Paul C. PerrinBox 31-2: The Roles of Private Philanthropy in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human DevelopmentMark SidelIndex

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