“… Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death .—Martin Luther King Jr 1 …”
In the September‐October 2021 issue of the Hastings Center Report, neither the article by MaryKatherine Gaurke et al. nor the article by Alex Rajczi et al. offers a comprehensive analysis of a just allocation of scarce resources—one “rooted in a collective agreement about what constitutes health in/justice.” This omission reflects a larger problem in bioethics: the field's praxis continues to fail to recognize and respond to the obligation to address the fair distribution of burdens and benefits that comes with the principle of justice. This commentary calls on bioethics to incorporate a community‐based participatory research (CBPR) framework as part of its praxis. The cocreation of crisis standards of care with community stakeholders, whether the standards were focused on treatments, vaccines, or novel community‐engagement strategies, could set a new gold standard for the practice of social justice in research.
“… Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death .—Martin Luther King Jr 1 …”
In the September‐October 2021 issue of the Hastings Center Report, neither the article by MaryKatherine Gaurke et al. nor the article by Alex Rajczi et al. offers a comprehensive analysis of a just allocation of scarce resources—one “rooted in a collective agreement about what constitutes health in/justice.” This omission reflects a larger problem in bioethics: the field's praxis continues to fail to recognize and respond to the obligation to address the fair distribution of burdens and benefits that comes with the principle of justice. This commentary calls on bioethics to incorporate a community‐based participatory research (CBPR) framework as part of its praxis. The cocreation of crisis standards of care with community stakeholders, whether the standards were focused on treatments, vaccines, or novel community‐engagement strategies, could set a new gold standard for the practice of social justice in research.
“…In March 1966, during a press conference on the eve of the annual meeting of the Medical Committee for Human Rights , civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. uttered sentiments that were profoundly and portentously as true then as they are today, that “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane” (Galarneau, 2018)). All through its history, from its beginning to the present, racial inequalities in health and healthcare have existed in the United States (Reed & Chowkwanyum, 2012).…”
Black Lives Matter is a clarion call for racial equality and racial justice. With the arrival of Africans as slaves in 1619, a racial hierarchy was formed in the United States. However, slavery is commonly dismissed as that less than noble aspect of the United States' history without really confronting the legacies of racial inequality and racial injustice left in its wake. White supremacy, based on the myths of white superiority and Black inferiority, have obscured racial inequality and racial injustice, resulting in blaming the victims. Using Black Lives Matter as a platform, we focus on some key considerations for theory, research, education, training, and practice in clinical, community, and larger systems contexts. Broadly, we focus on Black Lives Matter, literally; Black dehumanization; historical oppression; healing; and implications for the field of family therapy. More specifically, we draw attention to health disparities, mass incarceration and aggressive policing, intergenerational racial trauma, restorative justice, and antiracist work.
“…Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death. [23] -Dr Martin Luther King, Jr…”
Section: Health Care Disparities and Social Justicementioning
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“…Although it is hard for some to imagine, there was a time in the United States when one's race determined the hospitals and clinics where one could seek diagnosis and treatment. This was the situation that Dr Martin Luther King, Jr addressed when he joined the Medical Committee for Human Rights in calling for social justice reforms that would impact the health care of African Americans throughout the United States, bringing their health care access in line with established law through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [23]. Although the circumstances may not be as extreme now as during the civil rights era when segregation was the norm, social injustice perpetuated through social, economic, political, and institutional frameworks may continue to affect vulnerable populations throughout the United States and the rest of the world.…”
Section: Health Care Disparities and Social Justicementioning
A substantial and growing body of literature explores health disparities in radiology and imaging. The term "health disparities" refers to health differences related to disadvantages experienced by vulnerable populations, often caused by underlying social determinants of health. As such, health disparities are often closely tied to issues of social justice. Radiologists can work to reduce health disparities in different ways, including through supporting education, diversity and inclusion efforts, disparities research, and advocacy.
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