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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796906503321

Autore

Wizemann Theresa M.

Titolo

Role and potential of communities in population health improvement : workshop summary / / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Theresa Wizemann and Darla Thompson, rapporteurs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-309-31209-4

0-309-31207-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Disciplina

361.25

Soggetti

Health planning

Public health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""FrontMatter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Power of Communities""; ""3 Engaging Young People""; ""4 Organizing Around the Social Determinants of Health""; ""5 How Institutions Work with Communities""; ""6 Reactions and Discussion""; ""Appendix A: References""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Speaker Biographical Sketches""

Sommario/riassunto

"The Role and Potential of Communuties in Population Health Improvement is the summary of a workshop held by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement in April 2014 that featured invited speakers from community groups that have taken steps to improve the health of their communities. Speakers from communities across the United States discussed the potential roles of communities for improving population health. The workshop focused on youth organizing, community organizing or other types of community participation, and partnerships between community and institutional actors. This report explores the roles and potential of the community as leaders, partners, and facilitators in transforming the social and environmental conditions that shape health and well-being



at the local level."-- Publisher's description.