title: Social justice issues related to uneven distribution of resources.
abstract: This article examines the social justice issues resulting from the uneven distribution of resources. In this article, justice theories are discussed in relation to two of these issues: lack of adequate food and shelter and inequitable access to an appropriate continuum of health care. Public health nurses have the obligation to deal with the results of poverty and the uneven distribution of resources, which pose a threat to the common good in the United States and throughout the global community.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University College of Nursing, Detroit, Mich, USA.
authors.forename: Naomi E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ervin
authors.forename: Sue Ellen
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics; D005523:Food Supply / Q000941:ethics; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000941:ethics; D006798:Housing / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011203:Poverty / Q000941:ethics; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000941:ethics*; D012935:Social Justice / Q000941:ethics*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States