| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-256) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Advances in the theory and practice of community health promotion. 1. Health promotion at the communitywide level: lessons from diverse perspectives / Maurice B. Mittelmark -- 2. Social change theory: applications to community health / Beti Thompson & Susan Kinne -- 3. Assessing community needs, resources, and readiness: building on strengths / Chris Rissel & Neil Bracht -- 4. A five-stage community organization model for health promotion: empowerment and partnership strategies / Neil Bracht, Lee Kingbury & Chris Rissel -- 5. Mass media and health promotion: lessons learned, with implications for public health campaigns / John R. Finnegan Jr. & K. Viswanath -- pt. II. Cross-national experiences: issues in developing and sustaining community health programs. 7. Durability of community intervention programs: definitions, empirical studies, and strategic planning / Beti Thompson & Carol Winner -- 8. Maintaining preventive health efforts in sub-Saharan Africa: AIDS in Tanzania / Knut-Inge Klepp [and others] -- 9. Asia and Western Pacific approaches to health promotion: current opportunities and programs / Rhonda Galbally, Bridget H.-H. Hsu-Hage & Chris Borthwick -- 10. Health promotion developments in the Nordic and related countries / John G. Maeland & Bo J.A. Haglund -- 11. Health and health promotion in Latin America: a social change perspective / Abel Arvizu Whittemore & Janet R. Buelow -- 12. Emerging public and private health sector partnerships: selected U.S. experiences / Lee Kingsbury. |
| Summary |
Contributors from around the world share their experiences and expertise about diverse health promotion issues, pointing out areas needing adjustment in community implementation both on an international and domestic level. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Health promotion.
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Health promotion. |
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Community health services -- Citizen participation.
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Community health services -- Citizen participation. |
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Community Health Services -- organization & administration. |
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Health Promotion. |
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Community Health Planning -- organization & administration. |
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Community Participation. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bracht, Neil F.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Health promotion at the community level. Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©1999 (DLC) 98040267 (OCoLC)40163456 |
| ISBN |
9781452221502 (electronic book) |
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1452221502 (electronic book) |
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0761918442 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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9780761918448 (cloth ; acid-free paper) |
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0761913041 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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9780761913047 (paperback ; acid-free paper) |
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