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Front Matter i-xvi
Introduction: Social and Structural Determinants of Health and Health Equity 1-6
Section I: Health Equity Research and Policy 7-8
1 Health Inequities, Social Determinants, and Intersectionality 9-30
2 Identifying and Implementing Opportunities to Realize Health Equity Through a Lifespan Lens of Legal and Policy Research 31-46
3 The Character Assassination of Black Males: Some Consequences for Research in Public Health 47-62
4 Promoting Positive Development, Health, and Social Justice Through Dismantling Genetic Determinism 63-82
5 Philosophical Perspectives on Social Justice: A Framework for Discussing a Children, Youth, and Families Health Policy and Research Agenda 83-94
Section II: A Systems Approach to Health Equity 95-96
6 Expulsion and Suspension in Early Education as Matters of Social Justice and Health Equity 97-114
7 Lessons for Health Equity: Military Medicine as a Window to Universal Health Insurance 115-124
8 Principles of Adolescent- and Young-Adult-Friendly Care: Contributions to Reducing Health Disparities and Increasing Health Equity 125-148
Section III: Advancing Health Equity in Communities of Color 149-150
9 Stories About Black Men in the Media and their Consequences for Health 151-168
10 Challenges and Promise of Health Equity for Native Hawaiians 169-184
11 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in African American Communities Continuing the Quest for Prevention 185-202
12 Urgent Dispatch: Calling on Leadership to Respond to Violence in Black Neighborhoods as a Public Health Crisis 203-218
Appendix A: Paper Abstracts 219-238
Appendix B: Agenda: Armchair Discussions of Social Justice and Equity Across the Life Course 239-242
Appendix C: Program of "Engaging Allies in the Culture of Health Movement" 243-248
Appendix D: Author Biographies 249-264

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Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (2017)

Chapter: Section II: A Systems Approach to Health Equity

SECTION II: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO HEALTH EQUITY

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Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (2017)

Chapter: Section II: A Systems Approach to Health Equity

SECTION II: A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO HEALTH EQUITY