Community Involvement in Health: From Passive Recipients to Active Participants

ISBN-13: 9781138624603 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 313 str.

Jan Smithies; Georgina Webster

Opis

Published in 1998. This book aims to support good practice in relation to community involvement in health. It explores the history and theory of this approach, ways in which current NHS and other policies can be used to enhance the involvement of the general public in their own health and well-being and in effective service provision and provides case studies, models and ideas for a way forward.

Recenzje

’This book will fill an important niche, providing back-ground information and practical advice on how to work with communities...refreshingly written from a non-medical but health-oriented angle.’ Family Practice ’...a timely and very useful book...a book which is firmly grounded in mainstream community development experience and practice and is practically useful in community work...extremely valuable.’ International Social Work ’...this book provides a solid grounding in community development and associated subjects...It should become essential reading for researchers, evaluators, practitioners and grass-roots activists taking forward the new public health agenda.’ Health Education Journal ’...timely for anyone who wants an overall picture of the current situation and the information available...easy to follow...so much good, useful information here that it could almost form the basis of a course in itself. This book should be on every heath professional’s reading list.’ Health Matters

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Context: The Roots and Branches of Community Involvement in Health: History: the early roots; Emergence and development of the community health movement; Bringing it up to date: social and policy issues; Why is community involvement in health important now? Moving from Theory into Practice: Key concepts; Building community action on health; Advocacy; Stages in setting up community health projects; Participatory health needs assessment; A participatory approach to evaluation; Management of change. Taking Forward Community Involvement in Health: A critical path to involvement; Five elements of a community involvement in health strategy; A strategic approach for statutory organizations; Conclusion.

O autorze

Jan Smithies, Georgina Webster