Public Health and Social Justice: A Jossey-Bass Reader (Public Health/Vulnerable Populations)

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