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Theory. Community-building: from local wisdom to public policy

Author(s) -

Angela Glover Blackwell,

Raymond Colmenar

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/115.2.161

Subject(s) - poverty , public health , work (physics) , sociology , political science , public policy , community participation , public relations , public administration , economic growth , gerontology , medicine , socioeconomics , nursing , law , economics , mechanical engineering , engineering

The authors argue that social changes have caused the rupture of communal life in our neighborhoods and that the answer is community-building: strengthening communities holistically, fostering participation and problem-solving, addressing issues of bigotry and poverty, and engaging institutions to work as partners with residents.

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