Community Organization and Development for Health Promotion within an Urban Black Community: A Conceptual Model.

Braithwaite, Ronald L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Community Organization and Development for Health Promotion within an Urban Black Community: A Conceptual Model.

Braithwaite, Ronald L.; And Others

Health Education (Washington D.C.), spec iss v20 n5 p56-60 Dec 1989

This article describes a community-based approach to health promotion planning and intervention implemented by the Health Promotion Resource Center at Morehouse School of Medicine. The community organization and development model implemented was designed to empower an urban Black community neighborhood to become more self-reliant in addressing lifestyle-related disease and death. (IAH)

Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Community Health Services, Community Involvement, Empowerment, Health Promotion, Inner City, Life Style, Models, Program Development, Resource Centers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Georgia (Atlanta)

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