Community Organizing

by Meredith Minkler (Editor)

As public health problems such as HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, violence, and environmental toxins become an ever greater part of our national landscape, grassroots public health work has become all the more important. This updated and revised edition of a highly praised volume provides meaningful insights into the systems of inequality in the United States—such as race, class, and gender—that impact health. Updated versions of a number of the original chapters, as well as new chapters and appendixes, address areas such as using community organizing to impact on policy; using the arts in community building and organizing; online activism; and the role of cultural humility and systems change in building effective partnerships between local health departments and community residents.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Social Work

407 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[christie]

this book really is amazing. it is also the only assigned book i have right now that doesn't make me want to claw my eyes out.

[Nickie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the reasons I went into public health and the core to my ideals in the field.
Also my favorite professor.

[kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book for my PH class.

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little too theoretical than applied, but still a standout among community organizing books I've perused.