"Social Justice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.
| Descriptor ID |
D012935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.700 K01.752.566.479.830.750 N03.706.437.700 N05.350.958.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Justice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Justice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Justice" by people in Profiles.
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Walker RR, Dillard-Wright J, Karkar R, Chung J, Molony J, Gatrall CE. Health Tech for the People (HT4P): A transdisciplinary research initiative focused on artificial intelligence tech ethics and design for health justice. Nurs Outlook. 2025 Nov-Dec; 73(6):102546.
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Walker R, Adawudu EA, Briere CE, Chung J, Dillard-Wright J, Iradukunda F, Leblanc R, Mwalingo T, Park H, Riddington S. University of Massachusetts Amherst's nursing PhD program Equity-centered community design of a new curriculum to transform the discipline, achieve health justice, and sustain planetary health. Nurs Outlook. 2025 Sep-Oct; 73(5):102473.
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Plasse MJ, Peterson KS. Incorporating social justice learning into competency-based graduate nursing: A discussion of integrating pedagogies. J Prof Nurs. 2023 Sep-Oct; 48:119-127.
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Berrett-Abebe J, Reed SC, Burrell Storms S. Counternarratives: An Antiracist Approach in Social Work Education, Practice, and Research. Soc Work. 2023 03 16; 68(2):122-130.
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James KF, Fantasia HC. Our Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Nurs Womens Health. 2023 Apr; 27(2):69-71.
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Fantasia HC, Edmonds JK. In Support of Reproductive Health Justice. Nurs Womens Health. 2022 Dec; 26(6):407-410.
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Edmonds JK, Fantasia HC. In Support of Reproductive Health Justice. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2022 11; 51(6):559-561.
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Reisinger-Kindle K, Dethier D, Wang V, Nandi P, Bradley ET, Evans ML, Ireland LD, Dhanraj D, Bryant AS. Health Equity Morbidity and Mortality Conferences in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 12 01; 138(6):918-923.
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Lee RE, Joseph RP, Blackman Carr LT, Strayhorn SM, Faro JM, Lane H, Monroe C, Pekmezi D, Szeszulski J. Still striding toward social justice? Redirecting physical activity research in a post-COVID-19 world. Transl Behav Med. 2021 06 17; 11(6):1205-1215.
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Zucker DM, Choi J, Yazdi M. Substance Use Disorder and Correctional Health: Social Justice Course Development. J Correct Health Care. 2021 06; 27(2):127-131.