Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health -- Box 1-1. Concepts of Social Justice -- Box 1-2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Box 1-3. International Declaration of Health Rights -- Part II: How the Health of Specific Population Groups Is Affected by Social Injustice -- 2. The Socioeconomically Disadvantaged -- 3. Racial and Ethnic Minorities -- 4. Women -- 5. Children -- Box 5-1. How the United States Compares With Other Developed Countries -- Box 5-2. Saving Children's Lives in Developing Countries -- 6. Older People -- 7. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals -- 8. People With Disabilities -- Box 8-1. Terminology -- Box 8-2. Disability and Education -- Box 8-3. Similarities and Differences Among People With Disabilities -- Box 8-4. Disability During Times of Disaster and Political Upheaval -- 9. Incarcerated People -- Box 9-1. Prisoner Abuse and Torture in the United States and Iraq -- 10. Homeless People -- 11. Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons -- Part III: How Social Injustice Affects Health -- 12. Medical Care -- 13. Infectious Diseases -- 14. Nutrition -- Box 14-1. Definition of Key Terms -- Box 14-2. Obesity -- 15. Chronic Diseases -- Box 15-1. Selected Actors' Neglect of the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases -- 16. Mental Health -- 17. Assaultive Violence and War -- Box 17-1. War and Public Health -- Box 17-2. Genocide -- 18. Environmental Health -- 19. Occupational Safety and Health -- Box 19-1. Epidemic of Toxic Liver Disease -- Box 19-2. Economic Globalization -- 20. Oral Health -- Box 20-1. Social Inequalities in Oral Health Internationally -- 21. International Health -- Box 21-1. Trafficking in Persons -- Box 21-2. Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries.

Box 21-3. Import of Hazardous Substances Into Developing Countries -- Part IV: What Needs to Be Done -- 22. Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context -- 23. Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services -- 24. Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Community Life -- 25. Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health -- 26. Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective -- 27. Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law -- 28. Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development -- Appendix: Some Organizations Addressing Social Injustice -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.