Health promotion at the community level : new advances

Abstract

PART ONE: ADVANCES IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION Health Promotion at the Community-Wide Level - Maurice Mittelmark Lessons from Diverse Perspectives Social Change Theory - Beti Thompson Applications to Community Health Assessing Community Needs, Resources and Readiness - Christopher Rissel and Neil Bracht Building on Strengths A Five-Stage Community Organization Model for Health Promotion - Neil Bracht, Lee Kingsbury and Christopher Rissel Empowerment and Partnership Strategies Mass Media and Health Promotion - John Finnegan Lessons Learned with Implications for Public Health Campaigns Evaluating Health Promotion Programs - Phyllis Pirie Basic Questions and Approaches PART TWO: CROSS-NATIONAL EXPERIENCES: ISSUES IN DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS Durability of Community Intervention Programs - Beti Thompson Definitions, Empirical Studies and Strategic Planning Maintaining Preventive Health Efforts in Developing Countries - Knut-Inge Klepp AIDS in Africa Asian and Western Pacific Approaches to Health Promotion - Bridget Hsu-Hage Current Opportunities and Programs Health Promotion Developments in the Nordic and Related Countries - John Gunnar Maeland Health and Health Promotion in Latin America - Abel Arvisu Whittemore and Janet R Buelow Emerging Public and Private Health Sector Partnerships - Lee Kingsbury Selected USA Experiences