Fawcett, S B; Francisco, V T; Schultz, J A; Berkowitz, B; Wolff, T J; Nagy, G;
Published Date:
2000 Mar-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(2-3):274-278
Description:
Building healthier cities and communities requires an array of community-building skills that are not always taught in formal education. The Community Tool Box (http://ctb.ukans.edu) is an Internet-based resource for practical, comprehensive, accessi...
As Healthy Communities initiatives mature, many of them are discovering that their work in building community consensus for improved health care and other quality-of-life issues can be transformed into public policy. This article shows how Healthy Co...
Twiss, J M; Duma, S; Look, V; Shaffer, G S; Watkins, A C;
Published Date:
2000 Mar-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(2-3):125-133
Description:
California Healthy Cities and Communities is the longest running statewide program of its kind in the nation. After providing a brief history the authors give an overview of the supporting activities and resources the Program provides to Healthy Citi...
Colleges and universities have an important role to play in building healthier communities. In many communities, however, these institutions are viewed with mistrust and skepticism, not as partners or assets. Academics often fail to respect and value...
Kinder, G; Cashman, S B; Seifer, S D; Inouye, A; Hagopian, A;
Published Date:
2000 Mar-Jun
Source:
Public Health Rep. 115(2-3):266-270
Description:
To meet the demands of the evolving health care system, health professionals need skills that will allow them to anticipate and respond to the broader social determinants of health. To ensure that these skills are learned during their professional ed...
The author supports the development of health information community networks (HICNs) as an important tool for use by individuals and community groups. HICNs can enable citizens, organizations, and communities to exchange geographically based informat...
Because it represents a revival of citizen responsibility, the Healthy Communities movement is not only a health and quality-of-life movement but a civic and democratic movement as well. Healthy Communities efforts need to seek meaningful partnership...
The Healthy Cities/Healthy Communities movement is in its second decade. Examples of both successful and unsuccessful Healthy Communities efforts can be found in large and small communities across the country. What are the key components of a success...
Davis, Rachel; Flores, Lissette M.; Culross, Patti;
Published Date:
Sep 15 2007
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007; 4(4).
Description:
Many public health solutions to chronic diseases involve individual lifestyle choices: eating more healthfully, increasing physical activity, and quitting smoking. This approach neglects barriers in the community environment that make modifying unhea...
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Published Date:
febrero de 2015
Description:
Measles information for child care centers [Spanish]La presencia del sarampión en un centro de cuidados infantiles puede ser grave y perturbadora. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades recomiendan que los adultos, incluido e...
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Published Date:
February 2015
Description:
Measles in a child care center can be serious and disruptive. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults, including childcare center staff, as well as children be protected against measles and get vaccinated, if needed, acc...
The author contends that community-based Participatory Action Research (PAR) is ideally suited for use in Healthy Communities projects. The article begins by defining PAR and its principles and characteristics, then discusses the philosophical and me...