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Role and potential of communities in population health improvement : workshop summary / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Theresa Wizemann and Darla Thompson, rapporteurs.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Wizemann, Theresa M., rapporteur.
- Institute of Medicine (U.S.), author.
- Conference Name:
- Roundtable on Population Health Improvement Workshop: The Role and Potential of Communities in Improving Population Health (2014 : Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health planning.
- Public health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (86 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Role and Potential of Communuties in Population Health Improvement is the summary of a workshop held by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in April 2014 that featured invited speakers from community groups that have taken steps to improve the health of their communities. Speakers from communities across the United States discussed the potential roles of communities for improving population health. The workshop focused on youth organizing, community organizing or other types of community participation, and partnerships between community and institutional actors. This report explores the roles and potential of the community as leaders, partners, and facilitators in transforming the social and environmental conditions that shape health and well-being at the local level."-- Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- ""FrontMatter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Power of Communities""; ""3 Engaging Young People""; ""4 Organizing Around the Social Determinants of Health""; ""5 How Institutions Work with Communities""; ""6 Reactions and Discussion""; ""Appendix A: References""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Speaker Biographical Sketches""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed March 19, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-309-31209-4
- 0-309-31207-8
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