Public Health and Social Justice (eBook)

Praise for Public Health and Social Justice "e;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."e; Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Kolokotrones University Professor and chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; co-founder, Partners In Health "e;This superb book is the best work yet concerning the relationships between public health and social justice."e; Howard Waitzkin, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico "e;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."e; Nicholas Freudenberg, DrPH, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College "e;The breadth of topics selected provides a strong overview of social justice in medicine and public health for readers new to the topic."e; William Wiist, DHSc, MPH, MS, senior scientist and head, Office of Health and Society Studies, Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute, Northern Arizona University "e;This book is a tremendous contribution to the literature of social justice and public health."e; Catherine Thomasson, MD, executive director, Physicians for Social Responsibility "e;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."e; Shafik Dharamsi, PhD, faculty of medicine, University of British Columbia