{"product_id":"public-health-and-social-justice-isbn-9781118088142","title":"Public Health and Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePublic Health and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This compilation unifies ostensibly distant corners of our broad discipline under the common pursuit of health as an achievable, non-negotiable human right. It goes beyond analysis to impassioned suggestions for moving closer to the vision of health equity.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Paul Farmer, MD, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e Kolokotrones University Professor and chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This superb book is the best work yet concerning the relationships between public health and social justice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book gives public health professionals, researchers and advocates the essential knowledge they need to capture the energy that social justice brings to our enterprise.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor of Public Health, the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of topics selected provides a strong overview of social justice in medicine and public health for readers new to the topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—William Wiist, DHSc, MPH, MS,\u003c\/b\u003e senior scientist and head, Office of Health and Society Studies, Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute, Northern Arizona University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a tremendous contribution to the literature of social justice and public health.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Catherine Thomasson, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e executive director, Physicians for Social Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will serve as an essential reference for students, teachers and practitioners in the health and human services who are committed to social responsibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Shafik Dharamsi, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e faculty of medicine, University of British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editor xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Human Rights, Social Justice, Economics, Poverty, and Health Care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Public Health as Social Justice 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan E. Beauchamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. What We Mean by Social Determinants of Health 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVicente Navarro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Magic Mountain: Trickle-Down Economics in a Philippine Garbage Dump 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Family Medicine Should Encourage the Development of Luxury Practices: Negative Position 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Special Populations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Homelessness in the United States: History, Epidemiology, Health Issues, Women, and Public Policy 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Historical and Contemporary Factors Contributing to the Plight of Migrant Farmworkers in the United States 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSafina Koreishi, Martin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid S. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Prejudice and the Medical Profession: A Five-Year Update 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter A. Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Sexual and Gender Minority Health: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth H. Mayer, Judith B. Bradford, Harvey J. Makadon, Ron Stall, Hilary Goldhammer, Stewart Landers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Mental Disorders, Health Inequalities, and Ethics: A Global Perspective 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmmanuel M. Ngui, Lincoln Khasakhala, David Nndetei, Laura Weiss Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Incarceration Nation: Health and Welfare in the Prison System in the United States 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Women’s Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Individual and Societal Forms of Violence Against Women in the United States and the Developing World: An Overview 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Obstacles to Abortion in the United States 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Way It Was 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEleanor Cooney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Obesity, Tobacco, and Suicide by Firearms: The Modern Epidemics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Cigarettes: The Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Guns and Suicide in the United States 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew Miller, David Hemenway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five Food: Safety, Security, and Disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Factory Farms as Primary Polluter 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Genetically Modified Foods: Health and Environmental Risks and the Corporate Agribusiness Agenda 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Opposition to the Use of Hormone Growth Promoters in Beef and Dairy Cattle Production (American Public Health Association Policy Statement, Adopted 2009) 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElanor Starmer, David Wallinga, Rick North, Martin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six Environmental Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Roles and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals in Combating Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice: Education and Activism 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Global Warming: A Public Health Crisis Demanding Immediate Action 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold: The Destructive Public Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Consequences of Symbols of Love 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Is a Modest Health Care System Possible? 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Jameton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Seven War and Violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Health Consequences of the Diversion of Resources to War and Preparation for War 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. A Brief Summary of the Medical Impacts of Hiroshima 405\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Vergun, Martin Donohoe, Catherine Thomasson, Pamela Vergun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Medical Science Under Dictatorship 409\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeo Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. War, Rape, and Genocide: Never Again? 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Eight Corporations and Public Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Combating Corporate Control: Protecting Education, Media, Legislation, and Health Care 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. The Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe? 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer R. Niebyl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Unnecessary Testing in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and General Medicine: Causes and Consequences of the Unwarranted Use of Costly and Unscientific (yet Profitable) Screening Modalities 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Urine Trouble: Practical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Surrounding Mandated Drug Testing of Physicians 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Nine Achieving Social Justice in Health Care Through Education and Activism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health 493\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Bezruchka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Some Ideas for a Common Agenda 509\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Montague, Carolyn Raffensperger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Taking On Corporate Power—and Winning 521\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Weissman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. US Health Care: Single-Payer or Market Reform 551\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. US Health Professionals Oppose War 563\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter J. Lear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. The Residency Program in Social Medicine of Montefiore Medical Center: 37 Years of Mission-Driven, Interdisciplinary Training in Primary Care, Population Health, and Social Medicine 571\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. H. Strelnick, Debbie Swiderski, Alice Fornari, Victoria Gorski, Eliana Korin, Philip Ozuah, Janet M. Townsend, Peter A. Selwyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Stories and Society: Using Literature to Teach Medical Students About Public Health and Social Justice 597\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Donohoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin T. Donohoe, MD, FACP \u003c\/b\u003eis adjunct associate professor in Community Health at Portland State University, practices internal medicine, and is on the Social Justice Committee of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the Board of Advisors for Oregon PSR.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePublic Health and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This compilation unifies ostensibly distant corners of our broad discipline under the common pursuit of health as an achievable, non-negotiable human right. It goes beyond analysis to impassioned suggestions for moving closer to the vision of health equity.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Paul Farmer, MD, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e Kolokotrones University Professor and chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This superb book is the best work yet concerning the relationships between public health and social justice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book gives public health professionals, researchers and advocates the essential knowledge they need to capture the energy that social justice brings to our enterprise.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH,\u003c\/b\u003e Distinguished Professor of Public Health, the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of topics selected provides a strong overview of social justice in medicine and public health for readers new to the topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—William Wiist, DHSc, MPH, MS,\u003c\/b\u003e senior scientist and head, Office of Health and Society Studies, Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute, Northern Arizona University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a tremendous contribution to the literature of social justice and public health.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Catherine Thomasson, MD,\u003c\/b\u003e executive director, Physicians for Social Responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will serve as an essential reference for students, teachers and practitioners in the health and human services who are committed to social responsibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Shafik Dharamsi, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e faculty of medicine, University of British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The considerable and extraordinary breadth and scope of this collection tackles head on some of the most critical public health and social issues of our times.  This groundbreaking book  advocates for human rights and dignity for all…and leaves readers with a sense of optimism and hope that through knowledge, empowerment, and increased awareness change is possible.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—C.L. McLean,\u003c\/b\u003e Publisher, Editor, International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A great book….should become a much-needed classic.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Sherman Mellinkoff,\u003c\/b\u003e MD, Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Medicine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Donohoe’s \u003ci\u003ePublic Health and Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e sparks an essential cultural conversation by pulling together an array of peer-reviewed articles, newspaper articles, and personal essays from multidisciplinary contributors who thoughtfully examine the complexity of modern health and social challenges, articulate the problems, and explore (and incite) potential solutions.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealth and Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a well-organised, easy-to-read book that provides many facts, insights and examples of abuses of social justice and human rights in the context of public health and, importantly, gives lots of ideas for action. 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