Has social justice become the new diversity? A critical examination of public health pedagogy driving community engagement

Increasingly, public health organizations and practitioners are using the term "social justice" to describe their approach or guiding principles for their work. To what extent has social justice become co-opted by major institutional forces such as funders and public agencies? How has this co-optation shaped public health practice including community-based interventions and resource allocation? These issues have serious implications for public health practice -- especially if the field is to engage social justice in authentic ways. This session examines common themes in co-optation and emerging practices in the development of more authentic frameworks, with an emphasis on pedagogy developed in collaboration with community constituents.