145514 Discussant: “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?”

Monday, November 5, 2007: 5:55 PM

Nancy Krieger, PhD , Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
As discussant, I will consider the issues raised by the session's dialogue on using “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick” as a tool for movement building to advance the work of social justice, public health, and health equity. The presentation will draw on the Spirit of 1848's concerns about the inextricable link between social justice and public health and why contemporary public health work must be grapple with the politics of public health data, engage in progressive pedagogy, and ground itself in the social history of public health.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1) clarify the link between social justice and public health 2) articulate the significance of using the PBS broadcast “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick” for movement building to advance the work of social justice, public health, and health equity 3) describe why contemporary public health work must be grapple with the politics of public health data, engage in progressive pedagogy, and ground itself in the social history of public health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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