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March 31, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Health justice as a framework for transforming public health practice

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GBGilbert Delos Santos BernardinoFTFerdinand C. TerceroJIJonathan H. Ilagan

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Overview

Commentary explores health justice in public health dynamics, emphasizing political context and structural conflicts.

Key Points

  • This commentary examines the limitations of public health in addressing systemic inequalities and the need for health justice.
  • Analysis of public health as a complex, politically influenced field.
  • Framework development utilizing theories from Rawls, Nussbaum, and Holland.
  • Illustrative case studies in maternal health, infectious disease, and environmental risk.
  • Public health often struggles to address the root causes of health inequalities.
  • Marginalized communities are typically excluded from knowledge production.
  • Transdisciplinary approaches can enhance civic engagement and distribute epistemic authority.

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Bernardino et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cb64f0e6a8c024954b8f95https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01827-z
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