New edition of landmark public health text published by Barry S. Levy, MPH ’70
Dr. Barry S. Levy, MPH ’70, has published the fourth edition of Social Injustice and Public Health, widely regarded as the defining text on the sources and health consequences of social injustice and how to address them.
This thoroughly updated edition brings together 31 chapters written by experts across public health, human rights, medicine, nursing, law, and social science. The book examines how social injustice affects the health of specific population groups—including socioeconomically disadvantaged people, people of color, women, children, older adults, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, incarcerated individuals, people experiencing homelessness, and forced migrants—as well as specific aspects of public health, from communicable disease and mental health to environmental justice and global health.
New to this edition are chapters on children, incarcerated people, noncommunicable diseases, war, and public health policy and practice, along with new material on COVID-19, structural racism, the opioid epidemic, firearm violence, and climate justice.
Social Injustice and Public Health is an essential resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and advocates committed to advancing health equity.
