Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare
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Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare by Meredith Minkler
This third edition offers new and more established ways to approach community building and organising, from collaborating with communities on assessment and issue selection to using the power of social media to enhance the effectiveness of such work. Numerous case studies ranging from childhood obesity to immigrant worker rights to health care reform are provided.
"Minkler has created a volume useful to practitioners and academics interested in working together to produce positive community changeThis is a must-read for anyone interested in making a difference in their communities in socially just and equitable ways." -- Marc Zimmerman * professor at University of Michigan School of Public Health *
“This is an important resource of great value for those studying public health, health education, social work, and theory-based program planning. Minkler's new text offers insightful overviews, case examples, and a rich appendix of tools.” -- Dr. Rima Rudd * Harvard School of Public Health *
“Minkler has authority in her field and is known for sound scholarship. This is an obvious text for courses in health education and social work both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.” -- Dona Schneider * Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University *
"The third edition of this comprehensive, excellent book is a welcome resource for public health professionals and social workers interested in the 'art and science' of organizing and building communities. A must read for health education students interested in community-related work. Highly recommended."
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“This is an important resource of great value for those studying public health, health education, social work, and theory-based program planning. Minkler's new text offers insightful overviews, case examples, and a rich appendix of tools.” -- Dr. Rima Rudd * Harvard School of Public Health *
“Minkler has authority in her field and is known for sound scholarship. This is an obvious text for courses in health education and social work both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.” -- Dona Schneider * Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University *
"The third edition of this comprehensive, excellent book is a welcome resource for public health professionals and social workers interested in the 'art and science' of organizing and building communities. A must read for health education students interested in community-related work. Highly recommended."
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MEREDITH MINKLER, DrPH, MPH, is a professor of health and behavior at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and the founding director of the university’s Center on Aging. She is the coauthor or editor of numerous books, including Community-Based Participatory Research: From Processes to Outcomes (with Nina Wallerstein).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813553009 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813553008 |
| Title | Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare |
| Author | Meredith Minkler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 2012-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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