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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Nature of Social Injustice and Its Impact on Public Health | |
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| Definitions and Concepts of Social Justice | |
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| Science and Social Justice | |
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| Appendix to Chapter 1: Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
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| How Social Injustice Affects the Health of Specific Population Groups | |
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| Socio economically Disadvantaged People | |
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| Racial and Ethnic Minorities | |
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| Racial and Ethnic Definitions in the U.S. Census | |
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| Women | |
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| Our Bodies Ourselves | |
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| Engagement of Men in Gender-Based Violence Prevention | |
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| Children | |
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| How the United States Compares with Other High-Income Countries | |
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| Children in Low-Income Countries | |
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| Older People | |
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| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals | |
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| People with Disabilities | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Disability and Education | |
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| Similarities and Differences Among People with Disabilities | |
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| Disability During Times of Disaster and Political Upheaval | |
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| Prisoners | |
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| Political Prisoners | |
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| Homeless People | |
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| Forced Migrants: Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons | |
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| How Social Injustice Affects Aspects of Public Health | |
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| Medical Care | |
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| Single-Payer Health Care | |
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| Infectious Disease | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Definitions of Key Terms | |
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| Obesity | |
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| Chronic Non-Communicable Disease | |
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| Who Neglects the Global Burden of Chronic Diseases? | |
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| Mental Health | |
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| Violence | |
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| War and Other Forms of Armed Conflict | |
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| The International Arms Trade | |
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| Nuclear Weapons and Social Injustice | |
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| Genocide | |
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| Environmental Health | |
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| Substandard Housing and Its Impact on Health | |
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| Impact of Natural Disasters on Social Justice | |
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| Occupational Health and Safety | |
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| Economic Globalization | |
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| Oral Health | |
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| Oral Health Inequalities in Developing Countries | |
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| International and Global Health | |
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| Trafficking in Persons | |
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| Hunger and Malnutrition in Developing Countries | |
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| Export of Hazardous Substances from Developed Countries to Developing Countries | |
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| An Agenda for Action | |
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| Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context | |
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| Promoting the Rights of "Undocumented Immigrants" | |
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| Promoting Social Justice Through Public Health Policies, Programs, and Services | |
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| Strengthening Communities and the Roles of Individuals in Building Community Life | |
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| Strengthening Communities in Countries | |
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| Promoting Social Justice Through Education in Public Health | |
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| International Declaration of Health Rights | |
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| Researching Critical Questions on Social Justice and Public Health: An Ecosocial Perspective | |
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| Protecting Human Rights Through International and National Law | |
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| Preventing Torture | |
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| Learning from the Social Movements of the 1960s | |
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| The Occupy Wall Street Movement | |
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| Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development | |
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| The Roles of International Non-Governmental Organizations in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development | |
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| The Roles of Foundations in Promoting Equitable and Sustainable Human Development | |
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| Appendix: Some Organizations Addressing Social Injustice | |
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| Index | |