resources
build healthier communities reading and resource list*
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The Community Care Notebook: A Practical Guide to Health Partnerships, Health Research and Educational Trust, 2002 ISBN 0-87258-775-4
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Facilitating Community Change, Tyler Norris, Darvin Ayre and Gruffie Clough; Grove International, 2000 http://www.tylernorris.com/publications.html
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Rebuilding Communities Initiatives – A program of The Annie E. Casey Foundation designed to provide the support needed to help transform troubled, economically disenfranchised neighborhoods into safe and productive environments for children, youth and their families.
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The Association for Community Health Improvement – The premier, national individual membership association for people committed to improving community health and well-being. The Association is a resource and meeting place for people from a variety of fields, because community health requires the participation and collaboration of hospitals, health centers, public health, healthy community advocates, researchers, funders and many other sectors.
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The Community Toolbox – A practical guide for improving community health and development. Over 3,000 downloadable pages of specific, skill-building information on over 150 community topics. http://ctb.ku.edu/
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Prevention Institute - A non-profit center dedicated to improving community health and well-being by building momentum for effective primary prevention. Primary prevention means taking action to build resilience and to prevent problems before they occur. Since 1997, the Institute has focused on injury, violence prevention, traffic safety, health disparities, nutrition and physical activity, and youth development. www.preventioninstitute.org and www.eatbettermovemore.org
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Health Forum – Provides an integrated portfolio of communications, information, education and research products and services that advance leadership for health.
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International Healthy Cities Foundation – A place where people interested in addressing urban and community issues along with concerns about health and quality of life issues in their communities can join and share information. Resources are printed in Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese.
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The Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities – The US network of healthy cities and communities movement. Here your will find stories, tools and access to the states’ network.
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The Sustainable Communities Network – A link for citizens to resources and one another in creating healthy, vital and sustainable communities.
* List provided by Tyler Norris, Creating Healthier Communities, Communities Initiatives, LLC
