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Book Synopsis
The author explores the role of social and economic injustices as root causes of the uneven distribution of disease across population groups according to class, race and gender.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Acknowledgments xix

The Editor xxiii

The Contributors xxv

Part I Human Rights, Social Justice, Economics, Poverty, and Health Care

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5

2. Public Health as Social Justice 11
Dan E. Beauchamp

3. What We Mean by Social Determinants of Health 21
Vicente Navarro

4. The Magic Mountain: Trickle-Down Economics in a Philippine Garbage Dump 39
Matthew Power

5. Family Medicine Should Encourage the Development of Luxury Practices: Negative Position 55
Martin Donohoe

Part Two Special Populations

6. Homelessness in the United States: History, Epidemiology, Health Issues, Women, and Public Policy 77
Martin Donohoe

7. Historical and Contemporary Factors Contributing to the Plight of Migrant Farmworkers in the United States 85
Safina Koreishi, Martin Donohoe

8. The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities 99
David S. Jones

9. Prejudice and the Medical Profession: A Five-Year Update 123
Peter A. Clark

10. Sexual and Gender Minority Health: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done 153
Kenneth H. Mayer, Judith B. Bradford, Harvey J. Makadon, Ron Stall, Hilary Goldhammer, Stewart Landers

11. Mental Disorders, Health Inequalities, and Ethics: A Global Perspective 171
Emmanuel M. Ngui, Lincoln Khasakhala, David Nndetei, Laura Weiss Roberts

12. Incarceration Nation: Health and Welfare in the Prison System in the United States 193
Martin Donohoe

Part Three Women’s Health

13. Individual and Societal Forms of Violence Against Women in the United States and the Developing World: An Overview 217
Martin Donohoe

14. Obstacles to Abortion in the United States 233
Martin Donohoe

15. The Way It Was 249
Eleanor Cooney

Part Four Obesity, Tobacco, and Suicide by Firearms: The Modern Epidemics

16. Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic 265
Martin Donohoe

17. Cigarettes: The Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 287
Martin Donohoe

18. Guns and Suicide in the United States 295
Matthew Miller, David Hemenway

Part Five Food: Safety, Security, and Disease

19. Factory Farms as Primary Polluter 303
Martin Donohoe

20. Genetically Modified Foods: Health and Environmental Risks and the Corporate Agribusiness Agenda 307
Martin Donohoe

21. Opposition to the Use of Hormone Growth Promoters in Beef and Dairy Cattle Production (American Public Health Association Policy Statement, Adopted 2009) 319
Elanor Starmer, David Wallinga, Rick North, Martin Donohoe

Part Six Environmental Health

22. Roles and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals in Combating Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice: Education and Activism 333
Martin Donohoe

23. Global Warming: A Public Health Crisis Demanding Immediate Action 355
Martin Donohoe

24. Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold: The Destructive Public Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Consequences of Symbols of Love 365
Martin Donohoe

25. Is a Modest Health Care System Possible? 385
Andrew Jameton

Part Seven War and Violence

26. The Health Consequences of the Diversion of Resources to War and Preparation for War 399
Victor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy

27. A Brief Summary of the Medical Impacts of Hiroshima 405
Robert Vergun, Martin Donohoe, Catherine Thomasson, Pamela Vergun

28. Medical Science Under Dictatorship 409
Leo Alexander

29. War, Rape, and Genocide: Never Again? 427
Martin Donohoe

Part Eight Corporations and Public Health

30. Combating Corporate Control: Protecting Education, Media, Legislation, and Health Care 439
Martin Donohoe

31. The Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe? 451
Jennifer R. Niebyl

32. Unnecessary Testing in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and General Medicine: Causes and Consequences of the Unwarranted Use of Costly and Unscientific (yet Profitable) Screening Modalities 463
Martin Donohoe

33. Urine Trouble: Practical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Surrounding Mandated Drug Testing of Physicians 473
Martin Donohoe

Part Nine Achieving Social Justice in Health Care Through Education and Activism

34. Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health 493
Stephen Bezruchka

35. Some Ideas for a Common Agenda 509
Peter Montague, Carolyn Raffensperger

36. Taking On Corporate Power—and Winning 521
Robert Weissman

37. US Health Care: Single-Payer or Market Reform 551
David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler

38. US Health Professionals Oppose War 563
Walter J. Lear

39. The Residency Program in Social Medicine of Montefiore Medical Center: 37 Years of Mission-Driven, Interdisciplinary Training in Primary Care, Population Health, and Social Medicine 571
A. H. Strelnick, Debbie Swiderski, Alice Fornari, Victoria Gorski, Eliana Korin, Philip Ozuah, Janet M. Townsend, Peter A. Selwyn

40. Stories and Society: Using Literature to Teach Medical Students About Public Health and Social Justice 597
Martin Donohoe

Index 609

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 06/11/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118088142, 978-1118088142
      ISBN10: 111808814X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The author explores the role of social and economic injustices as root causes of the uneven distribution of disease across population groups according to class, race and gender.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction xi

      Acknowledgments xix

      The Editor xxiii

      The Contributors xxv

      Part I Human Rights, Social Justice, Economics, Poverty, and Health Care

      1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5

      2. Public Health as Social Justice 11
      Dan E. Beauchamp

      3. What We Mean by Social Determinants of Health 21
      Vicente Navarro

      4. The Magic Mountain: Trickle-Down Economics in a Philippine Garbage Dump 39
      Matthew Power

      5. Family Medicine Should Encourage the Development of Luxury Practices: Negative Position 55
      Martin Donohoe

      Part Two Special Populations

      6. Homelessness in the United States: History, Epidemiology, Health Issues, Women, and Public Policy 77
      Martin Donohoe

      7. Historical and Contemporary Factors Contributing to the Plight of Migrant Farmworkers in the United States 85
      Safina Koreishi, Martin Donohoe

      8. The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities 99
      David S. Jones

      9. Prejudice and the Medical Profession: A Five-Year Update 123
      Peter A. Clark

      10. Sexual and Gender Minority Health: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done 153
      Kenneth H. Mayer, Judith B. Bradford, Harvey J. Makadon, Ron Stall, Hilary Goldhammer, Stewart Landers

      11. Mental Disorders, Health Inequalities, and Ethics: A Global Perspective 171
      Emmanuel M. Ngui, Lincoln Khasakhala, David Nndetei, Laura Weiss Roberts

      12. Incarceration Nation: Health and Welfare in the Prison System in the United States 193
      Martin Donohoe

      Part Three Women’s Health

      13. Individual and Societal Forms of Violence Against Women in the United States and the Developing World: An Overview 217
      Martin Donohoe

      14. Obstacles to Abortion in the United States 233
      Martin Donohoe

      15. The Way It Was 249
      Eleanor Cooney

      Part Four Obesity, Tobacco, and Suicide by Firearms: The Modern Epidemics

      16. Weighty Matters: Public Health Aspects of the Obesity Epidemic 265
      Martin Donohoe

      17. Cigarettes: The Other Weapons of Mass Destruction 287
      Martin Donohoe

      18. Guns and Suicide in the United States 295
      Matthew Miller, David Hemenway

      Part Five Food: Safety, Security, and Disease

      19. Factory Farms as Primary Polluter 303
      Martin Donohoe

      20. Genetically Modified Foods: Health and Environmental Risks and the Corporate Agribusiness Agenda 307
      Martin Donohoe

      21. Opposition to the Use of Hormone Growth Promoters in Beef and Dairy Cattle Production (American Public Health Association Policy Statement, Adopted 2009) 319
      Elanor Starmer, David Wallinga, Rick North, Martin Donohoe

      Part Six Environmental Health

      22. Roles and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals in Combating Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice: Education and Activism 333
      Martin Donohoe

      23. Global Warming: A Public Health Crisis Demanding Immediate Action 355
      Martin Donohoe

      24. Flowers, Diamonds, and Gold: The Destructive Public Health, Human Rights, and Environmental Consequences of Symbols of Love 365
      Martin Donohoe

      25. Is a Modest Health Care System Possible? 385
      Andrew Jameton

      Part Seven War and Violence

      26. The Health Consequences of the Diversion of Resources to War and Preparation for War 399
      Victor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy

      27. A Brief Summary of the Medical Impacts of Hiroshima 405
      Robert Vergun, Martin Donohoe, Catherine Thomasson, Pamela Vergun

      28. Medical Science Under Dictatorship 409
      Leo Alexander

      29. War, Rape, and Genocide: Never Again? 427
      Martin Donohoe

      Part Eight Corporations and Public Health

      30. Combating Corporate Control: Protecting Education, Media, Legislation, and Health Care 439
      Martin Donohoe

      31. The Pharmaceutical Industry: Friend or Foe? 451
      Jennifer R. Niebyl

      32. Unnecessary Testing in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and General Medicine: Causes and Consequences of the Unwarranted Use of Costly and Unscientific (yet Profitable) Screening Modalities 463
      Martin Donohoe

      33. Urine Trouble: Practical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Surrounding Mandated Drug Testing of Physicians 473
      Martin Donohoe

      Part Nine Achieving Social Justice in Health Care Through Education and Activism

      34. Promoting Public Understanding of Population Health 493
      Stephen Bezruchka

      35. Some Ideas for a Common Agenda 509
      Peter Montague, Carolyn Raffensperger

      36. Taking On Corporate Power—and Winning 521
      Robert Weissman

      37. US Health Care: Single-Payer or Market Reform 551
      David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler

      38. US Health Professionals Oppose War 563
      Walter J. Lear

      39. The Residency Program in Social Medicine of Montefiore Medical Center: 37 Years of Mission-Driven, Interdisciplinary Training in Primary Care, Population Health, and Social Medicine 571
      A. H. Strelnick, Debbie Swiderski, Alice Fornari, Victoria Gorski, Eliana Korin, Philip Ozuah, Janet M. Townsend, Peter A. Selwyn

      40. Stories and Society: Using Literature to Teach Medical Students About Public Health and Social Justice 597
      Martin Donohoe

      Index 609

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