Prevention Is Primary Strategies for Community Well Being

Name: Prevention Is Primary Strategies for Community Well Being
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ISBN: 9780787983185

ISBN-10: 0787983187

ISBN-13: 9780787983185

Edition: 2007

Authors: Larry Cohen, Vivian Chavez, Sana Chehimi, Georges C. Benjamin

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Prevention is Primary is a theory-to-practice book for students, faculty practitioners and community leaders who want to take an aggressive stance against the most pressing health problems in the community, such as tobacco, violence, drugs, HIV, obesity, and asthma. This book provides a full and practical understanding of prevention on a community level. It defines the elements of quality prevention efforts from necessary partnerships to the training, vision, and policies that go into successful efforts.

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits


Acknowledgments


Foreword



The Contributors


Introduction




Defining the Issues



Beyond Brochures: The Imperative for Primary Prevention




Achieving Health Equity and Social Justice




Gender, Health, and Prevention




The Hope of Prevention: Individual, Family, and Community Resilience




Key Elements of Effective Prevention Efforts



Community Organizing for Health and Social Justice




More Than a Message: Framing Public Health Advocacy to Change Corporate Practices




Working Collaboratively to Advance Prevention




Making Change: The Power of Local Communities to Foster Policy




Using Media Advocacy to Influence Policy




Primary Prevention and Program Evaluation




Prevention in Context



Preventing Injustices in Environmental Health and Exposures




Health and the Built Environment: Opportunities for Prevention




Creating Healthy Food Environments and Preventing Chronic Disease




Strengthening the Collaboration Between Public Health and Criminal Justice to Prevent Violence




The Limits of Behavioral Interventions for HIV Prevention



Name Index


Subject Index