Community Empowerment and Health Improvement: The English Experience
Community Empowerment and Health Improvement: The English Experience
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10.1007/978-1-4419-5921-8_10
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2010-01-01
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Popay, Jennie
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作者：
Popay, Jennie
本章审查了旨在使社区（按居住地或共同利益界定）能够更好地控制影响其生活的决定的行动。这些活动构成了许多国家旨在改善人口健康和/或减少健康不平等的政策的组成部分。本章审查了用于描述这些活动的一些不同术语，特别是：社区发展、社区赋权、社区参与和社区参与。健康改善和社区行动之间的关系进行了探讨，并讨论了相关的挑战。本报告概述了社区行动对健康的影响的评价，并概述了在这一领域建立强有力的证据基础所涉及的问题。
This chapter provides a review of actions that are focused on enabling communities (defined in terms of place of residence or shared interest) to have greater control over decisions that affect their lives. These activities form elements of policies aiming to improve population health and/or reduce health inequalities in many countries. The chapter reviews a number of different terms used to describe these activities notably:community development, community empowerment, community participation and community engagement. The relationship between health improvement and community action is explored, and the associated challenges are discussed. A summary of evaluations regarding the impact of community action on health is provided and the problems associated with developing a strong evidence base in this area are also outlined.