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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions.

Dina M Jones, Mignonne C Guy, Eric K Soule, T Elaine Prewitt, Elizabeth Taylor, Luke Thomas, Carol E Cornell, Pebbles Fagan

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dina M JonesDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, #820, Little Rock, 72205, AR, USA. dmjones2@uams.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7002-0547
Mignonne C GuyDepartment of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23298-0101, USA.
Eric K SouleDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, 1000 East 5 th Street, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA.
T Elaine PrewittDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham St., #820, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Elizabeth TaylorDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, #820, Little Rock, 72205, AR, USA.
Luke ThomasDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, 1000 East 5 th Street, Greenville, NC, 27858, USA.
Carol E CornellDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, #820, Little Rock, 72205, AR, USA.
Pebbles FaganDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, #820, Little Rock, 72205, AR, USA.

Funding

The Center for Research, Health, and Social JusticeP50MD017319 · NIMHD · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI CORNELL, CAROL ELLEN, FAGAN, PEBBLES · 2021 to 2025
$21.9M
Predictors of Momentary Smoking Lapse Among African American Menthol Cigarette SmokersK01DA055088 · NIDA · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI Dina Marie Jones · 2022 to 2026
$784k
NIDA NIH HHS K01DA055088NIMHD NIH HHS P50 MD017319NIMHD NIH HHS P50MD17319
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To advance social justice across research, public health, and clinical practice settings, the Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice (CRHS) conducted a participatory concept mapping exercise with a diverse group of collaborators to define the term. The CRHS research team used data from the concept mapping exercise to inform a comprehensive definition of social justice to guide various disciplines, inform future research, practice, and health care solutions. We outline several components of the social justice definition, explain a process for integrating a social justice mandate (i.e., social justice charge) into organizations and institutions, and provide examples of how we applied the definition to develop and strengthen the professional development infrastructure for Center staff and our partners. Our findings and processes offer a model for other research centers to use a health equity lens to address health disparities and to help organizations to develop their own social justice charge that embodies their vision, mission, and goals.

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Health Services ResearchPublic HealthPublic Health PracticeSocial JusticeHealth EquityHumansChronic diseasesConcept mappingDisparitiesHealth equitySocial justice

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PMID40434524
PMCPMC13099105

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