Social Justice

"Social Justice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.

Descriptor ID	D012935
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.604.473.700 K01.752.566.479.830.750 N03.706.437.700 N05.350.958.750
Concept/Terms	Social Justice Social Justice Justice, Social Obligations of Society Obligations of Society Justice Justice Common Good Common Good Good, Common

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Social Justice".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Social Justice [I01.880.604.473.700]
Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Morals [K01.752.566]
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Principle-Based Ethics [K01.752.566.479.830]
Social Justice [K01.752.566.479.830.750]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Social Justice [N03.706.437.700]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Ethics [N05.350]
Principle-Based Ethics [N05.350.958]
Social Justice [N05.350.958.750]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Social Justice".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Justice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Justice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2011 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	2	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	3	3
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	2	4
2012	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	2	1	3
2018	1	2	3
2019	1	2	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	4	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Justice" by people in Profiles.

Dinizulu SM, Velez GM, Morency M, Jacobson K, Moore K, Carter N, Frazier SL. Lift Every Voice: Engaging Black Adolescents in Social Justice Service-Learning to Promote Mental Health and Educational Equity. Prev Sci. 2024 Jan; 25(1):68-84.

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Cooper HLF, Rice W, Cummings J, Livingston MD, Peddireddy S, Rogers E, Dunlop A, Kramer M, Hernandez ND. Overdoses, Reproductive Justice, and Harm Reduction. Am J Public Health. 2023 09; 113(9):933-935.

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Swayne MRE, Calzo JP, Felner JK, Welsh Carroll M. Developing evidence for building sanitation justice: A multi methods approach to understanding public restroom quantity, quality, accessibility, and user experiences. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288525.

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Freudenberg N, Israel B. Integrating Public Health Research and Teaching With Social Justice Activism: Lessons From 80 Years of Practice. Health Educ Behav. 2023 06; 50(3):301-309.

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de la Rocha P, Sudhinaraset M, Jones NV, Kim C, Cabral A, Amani B. A Qualitative Analysis on Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Issues During COVID-19 Using a Reproductive Justice Framework. Ethn Dis. 2022; 32(4):357-372.

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Purnell TS, Bignall ONR, Norris KC. Centering Anti-Racism and Social Justice in Nephrology Education to Advance Kidney Health Equity. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 11; 33(11):1981-1984.

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Yilmaz S, Sanapala C, Schiaffino MK, Schumacher JR, Wallington SF, McKoy JM, Canin B, Tang W, Tucker-Seeley RD, Simmons J, Gilmore N. Social Justice and Equity: Why Older Adults With Cancer Belong-A Life Course Perspective. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2022 Apr; 42:1-13.

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Eneanya ND, Boulware LE, Tsai J, Bruce MA, Ford CL, Harris C, Morales LS, Ryan MJ, Reese PP, Thorpe RJ, Morse M, Walker V, Arogundade FA, Lopes AA, Norris KC. Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2022 02; 18(2):84-94.

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Kreif T, Chismar W, Braun KL, DeMattos M, Sentell T, Guo J, Mokuau N. Social Work in Action: The Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health: Continuing a Strong Legacy of Research, Training, and Service Towards Social Justice and Health Equity. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2021 08; 80(8):199-202.

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El-Mohandes A, Ratzan SC, Rauh L, Ngo V, Rabin K, Kimball S, Aaron B, Freudenberg N. COVID-19: A Barometer for Social Justice in New York City. Am J Public Health. 2020 11; 110(11):1656-1658.

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