Community organizing and community building for health and social equity / edited by Meredith Minkler, Patricia Wakimoto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Minkler, Meredith, editor.

Wakimoto, Patricia, editor.

Dr. William McDowell Mastin Fund.

Standardized Title:

Community organizing and community building for health and welfare.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health promotion.

Community health services--Citizen participation.

Community health services.

Community organization.

Community development.

Physical Description:

xviii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy and media advocacy in such work. The use of participatory evaluation and strategies and tips on fundraising for community organizing also are presented, as are the ethical challenges that can arise in this work, and helpful tools for anticipating and addressing them. Also included are study questions for use in the classroom. Many of the book's contributors are leaders in their academic fields, from public health and social work, to community psychology and urban and regional planning, and to social and political science. One author was the 44th president of the United States, himself a former community organizer in Chicago, who reflects on his earlier vocation and its importance. Other contributors are inspiring community leaders whose work on-the-ground and in partnership with us "outsiders" highlights both the power of collaboration, and the cultural humility and other skills required to do it well. Throughout this book, and particularly in the case studies and examples shared, the role of context is critical, and never far from view. Included here most recently are the horrific and continuing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a long overdue, yet still greatly circumscribed, "national reckoning with systemic racism," in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of yet another unarmed Black person, and then another and another, seemingly without end. In many chapters, the authors highlight different facets of the Black Lives Matter movement that took on new life across the country and the world in response to these atrocities. In other chapters, the existential threat of climate change and grave threats to democracy also are underscored"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction To Community Organizing And Community Building In A New Era / Antony B. Iton

2. Why Organize? Problems And Promise In The Inner City / Meredith Minkler / Patricia Wakimoto

3. Improving Health Through Community Organizing And Community Building: Perspectives From Health Education And Social Work / Barack Obama

4. Anti-Racism Praxis: A Community Organizing Approach For Achieving Health And Social Equity / Meredith Minkler / Cheryl A. Hyde / Nina Wallerstein

5. Contrasting Organizing Approaches: The "Alinsky Tradition" And Freirian Organizing Approaches / Heather Came / Derek M. Griffith

6. It's All Organizing, It's All Love: Building People's Power In Jackson, Mississippi / Celina Su / Marty Martinson / Meredith Minkler

7. Community, Community Organizing, And The Forming Of Authentic Partnerships: Looking Back, Looking Ahead / Makani Themba

8. Ethical Issues In Community Organizing And Capacity Building / Ronald Labonte

9. Communities Driving Change: A Case Study From King County's Communities Of Opportunity / Meredith Minkler / Cheri A. Pies / Patricia Wakimoto / Cheryl A. Hyde

10. Community Health Assessment Or Healthy Community Assessment: Whose Community? Whose Health? Whose Assessment? / Blishda Lacet / Kirsten Wysen / Roxana Chen / Whitney Johnson / Stephanie A. Farquhar

11. Mapping Community Capacity / Trevor Hancock / Meredith Minkler

12. Selecting The Issue / John L. McKnight / John P. Kretzmann / Lionel J. Beaulieu

13. Education, Participation, And Capacity Building In Community Organizing With Women Of Color / Lee Staples / Rinku Sen

14. Mobilizing Black Barbershops And Beauty Salons To Eliminate Health Disparities: Lessons Learned On The Road To Health Equity During A Global Pandemic / Lorraine M. Gutierrez / Edith A. Lewis

15. Popular Education, Participatory Research, And Community Organizing With Immigrant Restaurant Workers In San Francisco's Chinatown: A Case Study / Laura A. Linnan / Stephen B. Thomas / Susan R. Passmore

16. Creating An Online Strategy To Enhance Effective Community Building And Organizing: Harnessing The Power Of The Internet / Charlotte Chang / Alicia L. Salvatore / Pam Tau Lee / Shaw San Liu / Meredith Minkler

17. Using The Arts In Community Organizing And Community Building: An Overview And Case Studies / Nickie Bazell / van Vandommelen-Gonzalez

18. Community Coalition Action Theory: Designing And Evaluating Community Collaboratives / Caricia Catalani / Anne Bluethenthal / Dierdre Visser / Maria Elena Torre / Meredith Minkler

19. Addressing Food Insecurity And Tobacco Control Through A Neighborhood Coalition: Applying Community Coalition Action Theory And Principles For Collaborating For Equity And Justice / Frances D. Butterfoss / Michelle C. Kegler

20. Funding For Community Organizing: Tips For Raising Money While Promoting New Thinking In The Funding Environment / Patricia Wakimoto / Susana Hennessey Lavery / Meredith Minkler / Jessica Estrada

21. Participatory Approaches To Evaluating Community Building And Organizing For Community And Social Change / R. David Rebanal

22. Moving The Policy Dial Through Equity-Focused Community Organizing / Chris M. Coombe / Patricia Wakimoto / Zachary Rowe

23. Abolition'as A Public Health Intervention: Building Multisector Momentum For Community Care And Criminal Legal System Policy Change / Lisa Cacari Stone / Manuel Pastor / Joseph Griffin / Rachel Morello-Frosch / Meredith Minkler

24. Media Advocacy: A Potent Strategy For Engaging Communities In The Fight For Equitable Public Policy / Amber Akemi Piatt / Christine Mitchell / Wayland Coleman / Meredith Minkler

Note: In Addition To The "Questions For Further Discussion" At The End Of Each Chapter And The Following Appendixes, Supplementary Materials For Instructors Are Available At Rutgersuniversitypress.Org/communityorganizing. / Lori Dorfman / Prisila Gonzalez / Shaddai Martinez Cuestas

1. Challenging Ourselves: Critical Self-Reflection On Power And Privilege / Lori Dorfman / Prisila Gonzalez / Shaddai Martinez Cuestas

2. Community Mapping And Digital Technology: Tools For Organizers / Cheryl A. Hyde

3. Action-Oriented Community Diagnosis Procedure / Jason Corburn / Marisa Ruiz Asari / Josh Kirschenbaum

4. Sample Community Health Indicators For Use In Health Impact Assessment / Human Impact Partners / Eugenia Eng / Lynn Blanchard

5. Skywatchers' Values-Based Methodology And Guidance For Practice / Eugenia Eng / Lynn Blanchard

6. Ladder Of Community Participation In Public Health / Anne Bluethenthal / Dierdre Visser / Nancy Epstein / Clara Pinsky

7. Member Assessment Of Coalition Process And Outcomes / Jennifer Lifshay / Mary Anne Morgan

8. Issue-Development Worksheet / Tom Wolff

9. Choosing Tactics And Framing The Action: Key Questions And Considerations For Getting It Right / Rinku Sen

11. Using Force Field Analysis, Swot Analysis, And Power Mapping As Strategic Tools In Organizing / Mark S. Homan / Magdalena Avila / Shannon Sanchez-Youngman / Reva Hines / Leslie Grover / Nina Wallerstein

12. Scale For Measuring Perceptions Of Control At The Individual, Organizational, Neighborhood, And Beyond-The-Neighborhood Levels / Meredith Minkler / Angela Ni / Chris M. Coombe / Jennifer Falbe.

Notes:

Revision of: Community organizing and community building for health and welfare. 3rd ed. 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. William McDowell Mastin Fund.

ISBN:

9781978824744

1978824742

9781978824751

1978824750

OCLC:

1257314088

Publisher Number:

99989177902