"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.
An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.
| Descriptor ID |
D012935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.700 K01.752.566.479.830.750 N03.706.437.700 N05.350.958.750
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Justice" by people in Profiles.
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Rollins L, Sams-Abiodun P. Men in the Movement: A Gender Equality Intervention for Young Men of Color in Louisiana. Soc Work Public Health. 2025; 40(8):502-510.
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Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Jaramillo J, Santiago-Rivera Y, Harkness A, Cantos VD, Liu A, Buchbinder S, Saldana CS, Gonzalez K, Malav?-Rivera SM, Reyes N, Vinson J, Scott JY, Lanzi RG, Hidalgo B. Language Justice in Implementation Science: Experiences Working With Latinxs to End the HIV Epidemic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Apr 15; 98(5S):e104-e110.
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George D, Herndon J. Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Evolving into belonging, dignity, and justice. Fam Syst Health. 2024 Jun; 42(2):292-297.
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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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McCarty S, Liskey M, George D, Cook NE, Metzl JM. Toward a moral reckoning on structural racism: Examining structural factors, encouraging structural thinking, and supporting structural intervention. Am J Community Psychol. 2023 03; 71(1-2):33-42.
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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.