Vagueness, power and public health: use of ‘vulnerable‘ in public health literature

Amy S. Katz*a, Billie-Jo Hardyb, Michelle Firestonec, Aisha Loftersde & Melody E. Morton-Ninomiyaf a Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canadab Well Living House, Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canadac Well Living House, Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital; and, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canadae Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canadaf Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Canada