Community and Current Health Issues
Community organizing can have a profound effect on the community in disease prevention as well as facilitate an increase in health and well-being. Through collaboration, individuals are empowered to make a change, however many individuals are not experts in collaboration. Reflect on the video in which Dr. Chávez gave a description of community-based participatory research. Consider how this type of research can be effective in the design and outcomes of community organizing.
In preparation for this week’s Discussion, review this week’s video program with Dr. Chávez, “Community Organizing for Public Health,” and the assigned Web site, Prevention Research Center of Michigan: Community Garden Storytelling Project of Flint.
Post by Day 4 a response to the following: (Reminder: Your initial response must be made in a single posting.)
•Select one population in your area and discuss a specific public health issue.
•Identify one principle of community-based participatory research and discuss how this principle might be used to alleviate the identified current health issue in your community.
*Please use the following sources:
Course Text: Prevention is Primary by Larry Cohen
Part Two: “Key Elements of Effective Prevention Efforts”
Part Two of the textbook focuses on strategies and methods for healthcare professionals of primary prevention. This introduction to Part Two of the text provides a brief overview of the focus of each upcoming chapter (Chapters 4-9) and its importance to public health practice and policy.
Chapter 4 – “Community Organizing for Health and Social Justice”
Historically, communities have rallied together to develop effective strategies for preventing health and social problems. This chapter defines and examines community organizing and how it empowers people, facilitates relationships, and creates community change.
•Course Text: Integrating Behavioral and Social Sciences With Public Health edited by Neil Schneiderman, Marjorie Speers, Julia Silvav, Henry Tomes, and Jacquelyn Gentry
Chapter 4 – “Community Intervention in Cardiovascular Health Promotion: North Karelia, 1972-1999”
This chapter focuses on the primary principles of community intervention programs, specifically for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The chapter also offers recommendations for planning and evaluating these programs.
Chapter 11 – “Community Mobilization for Prevention and Health Promotion CAN Work”
This chapter discusses ways in which communities can be mobilized to improve their health and prevent disease.
Select and read at least one article or reading from the following:
•Course Text: Prevention is Primary
Chapter 5 – “Working Collaboratively to Advance Prevention”
•Article: Flicker, S., Savan, B., Konenda, B., & Mildenberger, M. (2007). A snapshot of community-based research in Canada: Who? What? Why? How? Health Education Research, 1–9. Published by Oxford University Press. Copyright 2007 by Oxford University Press. Reproduced with permission of Oxford University Press in the format Scan via Copyright Clearance Center.
•Article: Israel, B., Schulz, E. P., Parker, E. A., & Becker, A. B. (2001). Community-based participatory research: Recommendations for promoting a partnership approach in health research. Education for Health, 14(2), 182-197. Available through the Walden Library, CINAHL database or online at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/EducforHealthIsrael.pdf
**PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS ABOVE!!!
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