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Public Health and Social Justice
A Jossey-Bass Reader
“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.” “A great book….should become a much-needed classic.” “Donohoe’s Public Health and Social Justice 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.” “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. It is, in fact, a call to arms to public health professionals.”
—C.L. McLean, Publisher, Editor, International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice
—Sherman Mellinkoff, MD, Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Medicine
—Health and Human Rights
— Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Martin T. Donohoe (Edited by), M Donohoe (Author)
9781118088142, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 November 2012
656 pages
23.4 x 18.8 x 4.1 cm, 0.885 kg
Praise for Public Health and Social Justice "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." "This superb book is the best work yet concerning the relationships between public health and social justice." "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." "The breadth of topics selected provides a strong overview of social justice in medicine and public health for readers new to the topic." "This book is a tremendous contribution to the literature of social justice and public health." "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."
Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Kolokotrones University Professor and chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health
Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico
Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College
William Wiist, DHSc, MPH, MS, senior scientist and head, Office of Health and Society Studies, Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute, Northern Arizona University
Catherine Thomasson, MD, executive director, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Shafik Dharamsi, PhD, faculty of medicine, University of British Columbia
Introduction xi Acknowledgments xix The Editor xxiii The Contributors xxv Part I Human Rights, Social Justice, Economics, Poverty, and Health Care 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5 2. Public Health as Social Justice 11 3. What We Mean by Social Determinants of Health 21 4. The Magic Mountain: Trickle-Down Economics in a Philippine Garbage Dump 39 5. Family Medicine Should Encourage the Development of Luxury Practices: Negative Position 55 Part Two Special Populations 6. Homelessness in the United States: History, Epidemiology, Health Issues, Women, and Public Policy 77 7. Historical and Contemporary Factors Contributing to the Plight of Migrant Farmworkers in the United States 85 8. The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities 99 9. Prejudice and the Medical Profession: A Five-Year Update 123 10. Sexual and Gender Minority Health: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done 153 11. Mental Disorders, Health Inequalities, and Ethics: A Global Perspective 171 12. Incarceration Nation: Health and Welfare in the Prison System in the United States 193 Part Three Women’s Health 13. Individual and Societal Forms of Violence Against Women in the United States and the Developing World: An Overview 217 14. Obstacles to Abortion in the United States 233 15. The Way It Was 249 Part Four Obesity, Tobacco, and Suicide by Firearms: The Modern Epidemics 16. Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic 265 17. Cigarettes: The Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 287 18. Guns and Suicide in the United States 295 Part Five Food: Safety, Security, and Disease 19. Factory Farms as Primary Polluter 303 20. Genetically Modified Foods: Health and Environmental Risks and the Corporate Agribusiness Agenda 307 21. Opposition to the Use of Hormone Growth Promoters in Beef and Dairy Cattle Production (American Public Health Association Policy Statement, Adopted 2009) 319 Part Six Environmental Health 22. Roles and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals in Combating Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice: Education and Activism 333 23. Global Warming: A Public Health Crisis Demanding Immediate Action 355 24. Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold: The Destructive Public Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Consequences of Symbols of Love 365 25. Is a Modest Health Care System Possible? 385 Part Seven War and Violence 26. The Health Consequences of the Diversion of Resources to War and Preparation for War 399 27. A Brief Summary of the Medical Impacts of Hiroshima 405 28. Medical Science Under Dictatorship 409 29. War, Rape, and Genocide: Never Again? 427 Part Eight Corporations and Public Health 30. Combating Corporate Control: Protecting Education, Media, Legislation, and Health Care 439 31. The Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe? 451 32. Unnecessary Testing in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and General Medicine: Causes and Consequences of the Unwarranted Use of Costly and Unscientific (yet Profitable) Screening Modalities 463 33. Urine Trouble: Practical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Surrounding Mandated Drug Testing of Physicians 473 Part Nine Achieving Social Justice in Health Care Through Education and Activism 34. Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health 493 35. Some Ideas for a Common Agenda 509 36. Taking On Corporate Power—and Winning 521 37. US Health Care: Single-Payer or Market Reform 551 38. US Health Professionals Oppose War 563 39. 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 40. Stories and Society: Using Literature to Teach Medical Students About Public Health and Social Justice 597 Index 609
Dan E. Beauchamp
Vicente Navarro
Matthew Power
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Safina Koreishi, Martin Donohoe
David S. Jones
Peter A. Clark
Kenneth H. Mayer, Judith B. Bradford, Harvey J. Makadon, Ron Stall, Hilary Goldhammer, Stewart Landers
Emmanuel M. Ngui, Lincoln Khasakhala, David Nndetei, Laura Weiss Roberts
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Eleanor Cooney
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Matthew Miller, David Hemenway
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Elanor Starmer, David Wallinga, Rick North, Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Andrew Jameton
Victor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy
Robert Vergun, Martin Donohoe, Catherine Thomasson, Pamela Vergun
Leo Alexander
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Jennifer R. Niebyl
Martin Donohoe
Martin Donohoe
Stephen Bezruchka
Peter Montague, Carolyn Raffensperger
Robert Weissman
David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler
Walter J. Lear
A. H. Strelnick, Debbie Swiderski, Alice Fornari, Victoria Gorski, Eliana Korin, Philip Ozuah, Janet M. Townsend, Peter A. Selwyn
Martin Donohoe
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
