Social Injustice and Public Health [Paperback]

An invaluable primer on how inequity breeds ill health -New England Journal of MedicineAN ESSENTIAL WORK ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDEDThis newly revised edition of the classic text is a comprehensive, up-to-date resource for understanding and addressing the profound impacts of social injustice on public health. Across chapters from experts in health and medicine, readers learn to recognize both the threads of inequity and the health impacts they produce. The result is illuminating and essential reading for students and professionals in public health. An invaluable primer on how inequity breeds ill health -New England Journal of MedicineAN ESSENTIAL WORK ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDEDThis newly revised edition of the classic text is a comprehensive, up-to-date resource for understanding and addressing the profound impacts of social injustice on public health. Across chapters from experts in health and medicine, readers learn to recognize both the threads of inequity and the health impacts they produce. The result is illuminating and essential reading for students and professionals in public health.Enriched with photographs and case examples and featuring contributions from the luminaries whose work helped define the field,Social Injustice and Public Healthis a foundational text for understanding and addressing today's biggest challenges in health.Part I: Introduction1: The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public HealthBarry S. LevyBox 1-1: Concepts of Social JusticeBox 1-2: Science and Social JusticeOmar Khan and Kawika LiuPart II: How Social Injustice Affects the Health of Specific Population Groups2: Socioeconomically Disadvantaged PeopleMichael Marmot and Ruth Bell3: People of ColorCarol Easley Allen and Cheryl E. EasleyBox 3-1: Racial and Ethnic Definitions in the U.S. CensusBox 3-2: Major Disparitl#'