The idea of social justice in relation to market justice is how fair distribution of society in terms of benefits, responsibilities and their consequences are allocated. While considerable effort has been made to include more social, economic, and cultural perspectives, efforts to frame these issues became political phenomena, which have tended to be polarized. This also became a critical issue in either a body of theoretical literature or case studies of interventions, which in varying degrees incorporated a social justice approach (Nancy & Collen, 2008). Public health is indissolubly connected to social justice, in that societal arrangements of power and property powerfully shape the public. There is the impact of health in relation to public rights and human justice, a social fairness impact. This is another way of emphasizing human right to health. The right to health is closely related to and dependent upon the realization of other human rights, as contained in the International Bill of Rights— i.e. including the rights to food, housing, work, education, human dignity, life, non-discrimination, equality, the prohibition against torture, privacy, access to information, and the freedoms of association, assembly and movement (VanderPlaat & Teles, 2005). Justice, with its concern for human well-being, requires serious commitment to the public’s health. It is for the reason that justice demands tangible, and long-term pledge to the public’s health, and the needs of the least well-off (Gostin & Powers, 2006).
There is a research study that was done on the use of social network theory to explore the role of social support and social networks in health information–seeking behavior among Korean American (KA) adults. I think it is an important piece of research that aim at illustrating the cultural factors that influence health information acquisition and access to social support for ethnic minorities (Wonsun, Gary, Cha-Nam, 2015). This study provides practical insights for professionals in health information services—-social networks can be employed as a channel for disseminating health information to immigrants (Wonsun, Gary, Cha-Nam, 2015).
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Gostin, L. O., & Powers, M. (2006). What does social justice require for the public’s health? public health ethics and policy imperatives. Health Affairs, 25(4), 1053-60. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/204643078?accountid=14872
VanderPlaat, M., & Teles, N. (2005). Mainstreaming social justice: Human rights and public health. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 96(1), 34-6. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/232005171?accountid=14872
Wonsun, K., Gary L, K., & Cha-Nam, S. (2015). The role of social support and social networks in health information–seeking behavior among Korean Americans: a qualitative study. International Journal For Equity In Health, 14(1), 1-10.
