Health Promotion at the Community Level: New AdvancesLike the First Edition, this book serves as a guide to the science and art of community health promotion. The last decade of research and development has considerably advanced the science of achieving and maintaining health. In this new edition, international contributors share their experiences and expertise about diverse health promotion and point out areas needing adjustment in community implementation, both on an international and domestic level. |
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Contents
Community Development Approaches | 18 |
Respecting Diversity | 26 |
General Sociological Perspectives of Change | 33 |
Synthesis and Application to Community Change | 40 |
Improving Breast and Cervical | 47 |
Discussion | 56 |
Components of Community Analysis | 64 |
Key Community Sectors Leaders | 70 |
Definitions of Durability | 139 |
Applying Strategic Planning Methods | 147 |
Summary | 154 |
HIVAIDS Prevention Efforts in Arusha and Kilimanjaro | 160 |
Lessons Learned and Future Challenges | 172 |
Health Promotion Research | 184 |
Developments in Health Promotion | 190 |
Challenges for Health Promotion in a LateModern Society | 196 |
LongTerm Durability of the Program | 78 |
Community Organization | 84 |
Overall Challenges to Community Organization | 103 |
Lessons Learned | 119 |
The Future | 125 |
Issues Specific to the Evaluation of Community Programs | 132 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Health Promotion at the Community Level: New Advances Volume 15 of Sage sourcebooks for the human services series |
| Author | Neil F. Bracht |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0761913041, 9780761913047 |
| Length | 275 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / Health Policy Medical / Health Risk Assessment Medical / Public Health |
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