Open AccessTheory. Building communities that create health
Author(s) -
Robin Wilcox,
Alexa Knapp
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1093/phr/115.2.139
Subject(s) - public health , social determinants of health , health policy , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , community health , health promotion , health equity , public health interventions , population health , key (lock) , public relations , political science , public economics , environmental health , medicine , computer science , geography , economics , nursing , computer security , archaeology
Typically, public health policy, program design, and resource allocation are based on issue-specific, targeted interventions directed at specific populations or sub-populations. The authors argue that this approach fails to meet the goal of public health-to improve health for all--and that the key to health improvement is to create a social context in which healthy choices are the norm. The authors present as case studies two Pennsylvania cities that used multisectoral approaches to achieve community health improvements.