Public Health and Social Justice

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