Open AccessTheory. Toward a healthy democracy
Author(s) -
Drew O'Connor,
Christopher T. Gates
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/115.2.157
Subject(s) - democracy , politics , political science , movement (music) , theme (computing) , public administration , work (physics) , public health , foundation (evidence) , public relations , sociology , medicine , law , nursing , mechanical engineering , philosophy , computer science , operating system , engineering , aesthetics
Because it represents a revival of citizen responsibility, the Healthy Communities movement is not only a health and quality-of-life movement but a civic and democratic movement as well. Healthy Communities efforts need to seek meaningful partnerships with local governments and work their collaborative and citizen-based efforts into formal local political structures. As the foundation of the Healthy Communities movement, civic renewal should be elevated as a major theme and goal for its future.