Collaborating to Improve Community Health
Workbook and Guide to Best Practices in Creating Healthier Communities and Populations
Kathryn Johnson editor Anne Cassidy editor Wynne Grossman editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
Published:30th Jul '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Resolving Tough Community Problems with Teamwork
The first resource that shows how key players from local governments, businesses, health care organizations, school boards, churches, and police departments can be turned into a team, working together to improve their communities. The editors have gathered the accumulated wisdom of top consultants and practitioners and share the experiences and accomplishments of these experts who have worked in over fifty community partnerships across North America.
A useful, hands-on tool, this workbook contains a wealth of resources--including worksheets, guidelines, overhead slides, and case studies--designed to help every community implement a workable plan of action. It takes you through the Seven Core Processes, a synthesis of interrelated activities and events in which all collaborative efforts engage.
Will help communities
* Gain insight into the collaborative process
* Jump-start community efforts with new strategies and initiatives
* Understand and work through the action steps of each Core Process
* Craft more effective partnerships
* Create healthier and safer places to live
"The most flexible and comprehensive guide I've found for strategic planning, convening the community, and empowering emerging leaders. Built on a solid theoretical foundation, this book offers a format that is easy to use in real life and real time. The worksheets are organized without being restrictive and the examples are both practical and inspirational." --Karen Papouchado, mayor pro tem, City of Aiken, South Carolina
"This is a superb resource for professionals and citizens seeking to create healthy communities." --John McKnight, director of community studies, Institutue for Policy Research, Northwestern University
"Read and listen to these stories of people working together to improve their community's health. This book is a must for cities with health providers, consumers, and organizations." --Linda Burnes Bolton, chief nursing officer, Nursing Research and Development, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
"The workbook sets a new standard for informative, user-friAndly, helpful, and inspirational materials in community-based collaboration, not only in healthcare but also for many other areas of interest and concern. It should be a basic resource for any community initiatives seeking to become 'learning organizations' in their common efforts." --Arthur Himmelman, principal, Himmelman Consulting, former senior fellow, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
ISBN: 9780787910792
Dimensions: 281mm x 216mm x 17mm
Weight: 746g
288 pages