Promoting health at the community level / editors, Douglas V. Easterling, Kaia M. Gallagher, Dora G. Lodwick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Easterling, Douglas.

Gallagher, Kaia

Lodwick, Dora G.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health education.

Health promotion.

Community health services.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2003]

Summary:

Promoting Health at the Community Level is the first book to provide a systematic examination of community-based health promotion. Edited by Doug Easterling, Kaia Gallagher, and Dora Lodwick, this innovative text uses seven case studies to evaluate community-driven health promotion and present promising strategies for initiating and sustaining community-based efforts. Individual chapters describe real-world, multi-site health initiatives and summarize their evaluation outcomes.

Offering unique lessons for community-based coalitions and supportive organizations, Promoting Health at the Community Level will also inspire academics and students to further explore this innovative approach to health promotion and disease prevention.

Contents:

Introduction / Kaia M. Gallagher, Douglas V. Easterling, and Dora G. Lodwick

The Colorado healthy communities initiative: communities defining and addressing health / Ross F. Conner ... [et al.]

The community indicators project: tracking health and quality of life / Ross F. Conner ... [et al.]

The teen pregnancy prevention 2000 initiative: community building through consensus / Kaia M. Gallagher and Jodi G. Drisko

The community action for health promotion initiative: building capacity in small, focused, community-based health promotion programs / Douglas H. Fernald ... [et al.]

The volunteers for rural seniors initiative: leveraging community resources to meet the needs of seniors / Dora G. Lodwick and Allan Wallis

The Colorado school health education initiative: promoting school health education through capacity building / Deborah S. Main ... [et al.]

Home visitation learning groups: community-based professionals discovering best practices / Thomas I. Miller, Michelle Miller Kobayashi, and Peggy L. Hill

What do the case studies say about community-based health promotion? / Douglas V. Easterling, Kaia M. Gallagher, and Dora G. Lodwick

Practical lessons for promoting health at the community level / Douglas V . Easterling, Kaia M. Gallagher, and Dora G. Lodwick.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761922628

OCLC:

51867860