| Description |
1 online resource (x, 264 pages :) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Providing a systematic examination of community-based health promotion, this text offers nine case studies which illustrate what community-driven health promotion means in practice evaluates its potential for achieving improvements in the health of local populations & presents strategies for the future. |
| 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, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Catherine L. Dempsey, Gabriela Robles, Marc B. Davidson, and Douglas V. Easterling -- The community indicators project: tracking health and quality of life / Ross F. Conner, Douglas V. Easterling, Sora Park Tanjasiri, and James V. Adams-Berger -- 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, Deborah S. Main, Carolyn J. Tressler, and Kathryn A. Judge Nearing -- 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, Douglas H. Fernald, Kathryn A. Judge Nearing, Donna K. Duffy, and Jill A. Elnicki -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Health education.
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Health education. |
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Health promotion.
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Health promotion. |
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Community health services.
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Community health services. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Easterling, Douglas.
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Gallagher, Kaia.
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Lodwick, Dora G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780761922629 |
| ISBN |
9781452264295 (electronic book) |
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1452264295 (electronic book) |
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9781452232591 (ebook) |
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1452232598 (ebook) |
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0761922628 (Cloth) |
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9780761922629 |
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