Community Power in Population Health Improvement: Proceedings of a Workshop
English
By (author): and Medicine Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice Engineering Health and Medicine Division National Academies of Sciences Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
To explore issues related to community-driven power-building efforts to improve population health, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual public workshop, Community Power in Population Health Improvement, on January 28 and 29, 2021. Participants discussed the different components and dimensions of community-led action around different population health improvement topics such as education, transportation, environmental health, healthy eating, and active living, among others. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Daring to Lead
- 3 Community Power in the Context of Population Health
- 4 Community Power: Approaches and Models
- 5 From Vision to Action: Effective Ways to Support Grassroots Community Power Building
- 6 Community-Led Transformational Narratives
- 7 Amplifying the Empirical Base Linking Community Power and Health Equity
- Appendix A: References
- Appendix B: Biosketches of Speakers, Moderators, and Planning Committee Members
- Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
- Appendix D: Readings and Resources