Advancing Health Rights Through Community Development and Participatory Praxis

By (author) Neil Quinn,Anuj Kapilashrami

ISBN13: 9781447361404

Imprint: Policy Press

Publisher: Bristol University Press

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Published: 01/01/2025

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Applies community theory and practice to address health inequalities, in both Global North and South contexts.
Introduction – tackling inequalities and achieving the right to health in a worse-off world through community participation; Part 1: Conceptual and theoretical frameworks; Rethinking ‘community’ in community development; Models of participation; History of community development and participation in public health – from primary care movement to sustainable development goals (SDGs); Part 2: Models of Practice in health; Advocacy and social movements for the right to health; Addressing political, social and commercial determinants; Influencing policy, issue selection and agenda setting; Ensuring accountability; Working with communities at the margins; Part 3: Mechanisms and tools for community development; Role of the arts; Social media and media; Protest and civil disobedience; Conclusion.
  • Public health & preventive medicine
  • Illness & addiction: social aspects
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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