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Prevention is primary : strategies for community well-being Larry Cohen, Vivian Chávez and Sana Chehimi

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2007Description: xxxi, 367 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 978-07879-8318-5
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1 COH
Summary: 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
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Book Book Vine library TRO 362.1 COH Available FV20100022

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