justice Archives - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Searching for Justice and Health

Posted on August 1, 2015August 21, 2018

Read the article » Details: Authors: Daniel Tarantola, Kenneth Camargo, Sofia Gruskin Published By: American Journal of Public Health Date: August 1, 2015 Publication Link: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/... read more →

Reproductive Justice and the Pace of Change: Socioeconomic Trends in US Infant Death Rates by Legal Status of Abortion, 1960-1980

Posted on April 1, 2015August 21, 2018

US infant death rates for 1960 to 1980 declined most quickly in (1) 1970 to 1973 in states that legalized abortion in 1970, especially for infants in the lowest 3 income quintiles (annual percentage change = −11.6; 95% ... read more →

Access to justice: evaluating law, health and human rights programmes in Kenya

Posted on November 13, 2013August 21, 2018

Introduction: In Kenya, human rights violations have a marked impact on the health of people living with HIV. Integrating legal literacy and legal services into healthcare appears to be an effective strategy to empower vulner... read more →

Process Is the Point: Justice and Human Rights: Priority Setting and Fair Deliberative Process

Posted on December 9, 2007August 21, 2018

Most people responsible for setting priorities in health have considerable expertise relevant to deciding how to use resources effectively and the kinds of improvements that should be emphasized. Most are also concerned with ... read more →

Social Injustice and Public Health

Posted on August 25, 2005August 21, 2018

This publication co-authored by USC Institute for Global Health Director Sofia Gruskin documents the adverse effects of social injustice on health and makes recommendations on what needs to be done to reduce social injustice ... read more →