The Partnership for the Public's Health (PPH) supports community groups and health
departments to work together to improve the health of their communities. Each local …

Health professionals are often confronted with situations that demand change, including a
community's inability to access adequate health care, lack of disease-specific prevention …

Community involvement with public health planning and implementation are vital to
improving community health. There are a variety of community health models that are …

This book contains 11 chapters focusing on the Community-Based Public Health (CBPH)
Initiative that was established in January 1991 to strengthen the practice and teaching of …

The public health community faces major choices in priorities for its mission in a rapidly
changing environment. One option is to place greater emphasis on public health policy …

The purpose of this article is to propose a set of ideas for reinventing America's health care
system, one community at a time. Community health development is proposed as a strategy …

N this issue, Scutchfield, Ireson and Hall provide us with a strong reminder of the importance
of willing participation of the governed in our society. The tools for participation in improving …

Health promotion specialists increasingly recognize that to be effective in im-proving the
health and quality of life of citizens, they must incorporate policy advocacy interventions as …

In this practical text, public health students and practitioners will learn the fundamentals of
applying community engagement, organization, and development principles to create …

In Public Health Practice: What Works, the leaders of LA County's Department of Public
Health compile the lessons and best practices of working in a complex and evolving public …