Community Health Advocacy

Name: Community Health Advocacy
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ISBN: 9780306473906

ISBN-10: 0306473909

ISBN-13: 9780306473906

Edition: 2002

Authors: Sana Loue, Linda S. Lloyd, Daniel J. O'Shea

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Health professionals are often confronted with situations that demand change, including a community's inability to access adequate health care, lack of disease-specific prevention programs, or legislators who do not understand economic and noneconomic impacts of a particular disease or prevention. In such cases, advocacy may be required to move beyond the status quo . This text provides a foundation for the initiation of advocacy efforts and for the evaluation of their success and includes topics such as: -Specific strategies that can be utilized; -Grassroots advocacy efforts including actual and theoretical models; -Formation and development of coalitions; and -Advocacy efforts in…

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List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 12/31/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 171
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Defining Community


Sociology


Psychology


Anthropology


Communitarian Philosophy


Public Health


Defining Community in Practice


Syringe Exchange in San Diego County, 1998-2001


Discussion Questions


References



Assessing Community Needs and Framing Issues


Definitions


What Is "Need"?


Conducting a Needs Assessment


Framing the Issue


Case Study


Discussion Questions


References



Organizing Community: Grassroots Activism


Basic Concepts and Definitions


Theoretical Models of Community Organizing


Community Mobilization


Strategies for Community Organizing and Mobilization


The Cycle of Organizing and Mobilization


Grassroots Advocacy in Action


ACT UP


Discussion Questions


References



Building Coalitions


What Are Community Coalitions?


Strategies for the Formation of Multi-Level Coalitions


Coalitions in Action


A Coalition in Action: The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition


Discussion Questions


References



Legislative Advocacy


The Legal System: An Overview


Legislatures


Legislative Advocacy in Action


Discussion Questions


References



Promoting Regulatory Change


Administrative Agencies


Influencing Agency Rulemaking


Discussion Questions


References



Using the Courts


The Structure of the Court System


The Lawsuit As Advocacy


Advocacy in the Courts: Case Studies


Discussion Questions


References



The Media


Influence of the Media


Proactively Using the Media: Media Advocacy


Techniques and Strategies for Media Advocacy


Media Advocacy in Action: Case Study


Discussion Questions


References



Evaluating the Advocacy Effort


The Evaluation Framework


Media Advocacy


Community-Wide Interventions


Evaluating Syringe Exchange Advocacy Efforts


Discussion Questions


References



Advocacy and Ethics


Advocacy and Ethics: Are the Two Compatible?


Defining Community


Community Consent


Unanticipated Consequences


Conflicts of Interest


Discussion Questions


References


Index