NSG 4405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Metropolitan Statistical Area, Broken Windows Theory, Public Health Service Act
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Chapter 17: health planning with rural and urban. Broken window theory = broken windows that remain unrepaired signal that there is disrespect for the property and for the community in general. Coalition building = promoting and developing alliances among organizations or constituencies for a common purpose. Collaboration = an activity that commits two or more persons or organizations to achieve a common goal though enhancing the capacity of one or more of the members to promote and protect health. Community based participatory research = include engagement of members of the community as full partners in the process of assessment. Community empowerment = social action process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. Community organizing = helping community groups to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they collectively have set.