TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cohen, Larry
AU  - Chávez, Vivian
AU  - Chehimi, Sana
TI  - Prevention is primary : : strategies for community well-being
SN  - 978-07879-8318-5
U1  - 362.1 COH 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - San Francisco, CA : 
PB  - Jossey-Bass, 
KW  - COMMUNITY ACTION
KW  - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
KW  - HEALTH
KW  - INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - MEDIA
KW  - PRIMARY PREVENTION
KW  - SOCIAL CHANGE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - UNITED STATES
N2  - This book is a theory-to-practice book for students, faculty practitioners, and community leaders who want to take a proactive stance against the most pressing health problems in the community including asthma, tobacco, violence, HIV, poor nutrition and physical inactivity, health disparities, and environmental injustice. The volume provides a comprehensive and practical understanding of prevention on a community level. The authors define the elements of comprehensive, quality prevention efforts--from the necessary partnerships that need to be developed to the training, vision, and policies that go into successful efforts. Record #6855
ER  -