The aim of this book is to offer a comprehensive approach to understanding social injustice and its impact on public health. Part I explores the nature of social injustice and its adverse effects on public health. Part II describes in detail how the health of ten specific population groups is affected by social injustice. Part III explores how social injustice adversely affects health in ten different areas, ranging from infectious diseases to mental health, from prevention of assaultive violence and war, to occupational health and safety. Part IV provides an action agenda for what needs to be ... More

The aim of this book is to offer a comprehensive approach to understanding social injustice and its impact on public health. Part I explores the nature of social injustice and its adverse effects on public health. Part II describes in detail how the health of ten specific population groups is affected by social injustice. Part III explores how social injustice adversely affects health in ten different areas, ranging from infectious diseases to mental health, from prevention of assaultive violence and war, to occupational health and safety. Part IV provides an action agenda for what needs to be done to prevent social injustice and to minimize its impact on health. In sum, the book examines social injustice as a principal causative factor and as a consequence of many public health problems.