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Chapter 5: Community Organizing/ Building and Health Promotion Programming

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community organizing
a process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals
grass-roots
a process that begins with those who are affected by the problem
gatekepers
those who control, both formally and informally , the political climate of the community
task force
a temporary group that is brought together for dealing with a specific problem
coalition
formal alliance of organizations that come together to work for a common goal
community building
an orientation to practice focused on community,rather than a strategic framework or approach, and on building capacities,not fixing problems
health education
any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt and maintain health behaviors
health promotion
any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities
program planning
a process by which an intervention is planned to help meet the needs of a priority population
priority population (audience)
those whom a program is intended to serve
needs assessment
the process of collecting and analyzing information to develop an understanding of the issues, resources, and constraints of the priority population, as related to the development of the health promotion program
intervention
an activity or activities designed to create change in people
multiplicity
the number of components or activities that make up the intervention
dose
the umber of program units delivered as part of the intervention
best practices
recommendations for interventions based on critical review of multiple research and evaluation studies that substantiate the efficacy of the intervention
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