Promoting Health at the Community Level

By Doug V. EasterlingDora G. LodwickKaia Gallagher, et al.

Book Overview

Promoting Health at the Community Level

is the first book to provide a systematic examination of community-based health promotion. Edited by Doug Easterling, Kaia Gallagher, and Dora Lodwick, this innovative text uses seven case studies to evaluate community-driven health promotion and present promising strategies for initiating and sustaining community-based efforts. Individual chapters describe real-world, multi-site health initiatives and summarize their evaluation outcomes.

Offering unique lessons for community-based coalitions and supportive organizations, Promoting Health at the Community Level will also inspire academics and students to further explore this innovative approach to health promotion and disease prevention.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761922628
• ISBN13: 9780761922629
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"