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Community-building: a strategy to address inequality of health in Australia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20801947     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Given the improvements in the health of Australians in recent decades, not all sectors of populations have benefited equally. Inequality and poverty are major problems. Traditional hierarchical, top-down governance seems ineffective to address these complex problems. An innovative and more participatory community-based approach is called for to address these issues. Community-building approaches, characterized by wide-ranging community involvement, emphasizing strength and collaboration, can be a good vehicle and intervention strategy to address the poverty problem by empowering both the individual and the community. The relevance of the community-building approach to the poverty issue and Australian context is discussed.
Authors:
Eddie C W Ng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health psychology     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1461-7277     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-30     Completed Date:  2011-01-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9703616     Medline TA:  J Health Psychol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1020-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. chiwai.ng@live.vu.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Community Networks / organization & administration*
Female
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Male
Poverty
Program Development

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