Title Role and potential of communities in population health improvement : workshop summary / Theresa Wizeman and Darla Thompson, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on Population Health Improvement ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiii, 72 pages)) : illustrations Contents The Power of Communities -- Engaging Young People -- Organizing Around the Social Determinants of Health -- How Institutions Work with Communities -- Reactions and Discussion -- Appendix A References -- Appendix B Workshop Agenda Summary "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 Notes Title from PDF title page Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60) Notes Version viewed June 22, 2015 Subject Public health -- United States. Primary care (Medicine) -- United States Social medicine. Community Health Services -- organization & administration Public Health Practice Health Promotion -- methods Quality Improvement Social Medicine POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Social medicine Primary care (Medicine) Public health SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 Subject United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Thompson, Darla, rapporteur. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body. Roundtable on Population Health Improvement Workshop: The Role and Potential of Communities in Improving Population Health (2014 : Los Angeles, Calif.) ISBN 9780309312073 0309312078 030931206X 9780309312066

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