Health Sciences 2300A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Health Promotion, Informed Consent, Polskie Radio Program Iii
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Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their own health. (world health organization) Implementation of hp programs [chapters 9, 10, 11, 12] Community-based programs have large potential for population changes. Work to build widespread normative, economic, & political support. C. o. often referred to as com. development, com. participation, grass-roots participation, etc. Refers to numerous methods of intervening to deal with social problems. Problems or goals needing co efforts are larger than can be managed by one organization. Often many different (interest) groups affected by the issue at hand. The process by which communities are helped to. Id common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop & implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set. Now,depend on higher levels than our individual communities. We no longer ______ community- oriented, as a society, in general.