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Title Building Community Capacity : Minority and Immigrant Populations / editors, Rosemary M. Caron and Joav Merrick
Published Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publisher's, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series Health and human development
Health and human development series.
Contents BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY ; BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY ; Contents ; Foreword ; Lessons learned in building community capacity: Minority and immigrant populations ; Public Health Aspects of Minority and Immigrant Populations ; Policy and community partnerships as public health management tools for childhood lead poisoning ; Abstract ; Introduction; Source of exposure -- housing ; Primary prevention ; New England: health policy to prevent childhood lead poisoning; National primary prevention policy ; Primary prevention policies in New England states
Community-based lead poisoning initiatives in New England New England initiatives ; New England state initiatives ; University and community: Partnerships with the potential to prevent childhood lead poisoning; Barriers to academic-community partnerships ; Academic-community partnerships and childhood lead poisoning; Conclusion ; References ; Developmental delay in children with blood lead levels between 5 and 9 æg/dl; Abstract; Introduction; Our study ; What we found; Discussion ; Conclusion; References ; Environmental public health education partnerships: Successes and challenges
Abstract Introduction; Our program; Our findings; 1. Partnership building and program development ; 2. Recruitment for Train-the-Trainer sessions ; 3. Knowledge assessment and workshop satisfaction evaluation ; DHSP; 4Cs ; 4. Follow-up usage and dissemination survey ; DHSP ; 4Cs ; National availability on the NIEHS resource website ; Discussion; Workshop results; Subsequent additional positive outcomes ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Tribal capacity building as a complex adaptive system: New insights, new lessons learned ; Abstract ; Introduction ; Our network; Lessons learned
Project components need to be adaptableSimple rules promote understanding ; Native reality is not linear ; Let originality and creativity emerge ; Predictability hinders progress ; A simple underlying framework is sufficient to ensure forward progress ; Context is everything; Co-evolve ; Discussion; Acknowledgments ; References ; Against the current: Strategies for addressing public health concerns in a Native American community through partnership ; Abstract ; Introduction; The Omaha Tribe ; Analysis of the partnership
Lessons learned: Historical analysis using the ten essential services of public health Conclusion ; References ; Issues to consider when adapting evidence-based physical activity interventions with and within racial/ethnic minority communities ; Abstract ; Introduction; Purpose ; Community guide ; EBPH course; Brainstorm sessions ; Sorting and rating ; Data entry ; Map creation ; Pattern matching ; Results ; Final concept map ; Pattern matching; Similarities ; Differences; Moving from generation of issues to practice considerations ; Discussion ; Limitations
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Health promotion.
Medical policy.
Health education.
Preventive health services.
Community development.
Health Promotion
Health Policy
Health Education
community development.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
Community development
Health education
Health promotion
Medical policy
Preventive health services
Form Electronic book
Author Caron, Rosemary M.
Merrick, Joav, 1950-
LC no. 2012002176
ISBN 9781620810323
1620810328