Community Organizing and Community Building for Health
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Book Overview
As public health problems such as HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, violence, and environmental toxins increase in the US, grassroots public health work has become all the more important. This updated and revised edition provides insights into the systems of inequality in the United States, such as race, class, and gender, that impact health.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813534747
ISBN13:9780813534749
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:504 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Used this book for a Community program class in public health. Was a great resource for the class. If you are interested in creating community based public health programs, this book does a great job of guiding you through the steps to accurately design a program.
It's a tome, but a must-read tome.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
We read this book for a grad school class, and it was the best book I read as a grad student. Each chapter is organized into two parts, a theoretical treatment followed by an in-depth case study. Although it's a bit heady, the book is also extremely practical. The field of community building/organizing is obviously practice-oriented, but some solid theory has been needed for at least a generation. Other "macrosociologists," planners, and political economists have tried but fallen short of merging theory with practice in this important endeavor of community action. This book succeeds where others have failed, and it should be required reading for anyone in the community development, public health, or social work fields.
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