Week 8: Social-environmental change strategies: Community organization & community building

Preparation for Week #8	EXPLORE one of the following websites: 1.     University of Kansas Community Tool Box (http://ctb.ku.edu/ ) 2.     Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition http://www.ohcc-ccso.ca/en ; see in particular “From the ground up: An organizing handbook for healthy communities” http://www.ohcc-ccso.ca/en/from-the-ground-up-an-organizing-handbook-for-healthy-communities
Topics	Community organization and community building 1.     Community organization in health promotion practice 2.     Development of mini-theories related to community organization a.     Conceptualizations of community organization b.     Community coalitions c.     Community capacity building d.     Community empowerment e.     Social capital f.      Community participation 3.     Community development in the real world of health promotion practice
Required readings from course textbooks	1.     Bartholomew et al. (2011): pp. 136-151 2.     Glanz et al. (2008): Chapter 13

Additional Recommended readings

DiClemente, R. J., Crosby, R. A., & Kegler, M. C. (Eds.). (2009). Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research. (2nd edition). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass 1.     Chapter 9: Butterfoss, F. D., & Kegler, M. C.. The Community Coalition Action Theory. 2.     Chapter 10: Wendel, M.L., Burdine, J. N.,  McLeroy, K. R., Alaniz, A., Norton, B. L., & Felix, M. R. J.. Community capacity: Theory and application.   General discussion 1.     Arthur, M. W., Hawkins, J. D., Brown, E. C., Briney, J. S., Oesterle, S., & Abbott, R. D. (2010). Implementation of the Communities That Care prevention system by coalitions in the Community Youth Development Study. Journal of community psychology, 38(2), 245-258. http://journals2.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/13570712401363601194.pdf 2.     Butterfoss, F. D. (2006). Process evaluation for community participation. Annual Review of Public Health, 27(1), 323-340. http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.27.021405.102207 3.     Carlisle, S. (2010). Tackling health inequalities and social exclusion through partnership and community engagement? A reality check for policy and practice aspirations from a Social Inclusion Partnership in Scotland. Critical Public Health, 20(1), 117-127. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/749696_731469432_920436689.pdf 4.     Clark, N. M., Doctor, L. J., Friedman, A. R., Lachance, L. L., Houle, C. R., Geng, X., et al. (2006). Community Coalitions to Control Chronic Disease: Allies Against Asthma as a Model and Case Study. Health Promotion Practice, 7(2), 14S-22S. http://hpp.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/7/2_suppl/8S 5.     Downey, L. M., Ireson, C. L., Slavova, S., & McKee, G. (2008). Defining Elements of Success: A Critical Pathway of Coalition Development. Health Promotion Practice, 9(2), 130-139. http://hpp.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/9/2/130 6.     Draper, A. K., Hewitt, G., & Rifkin, S. (2010). Chasing the dragon: Developing indicators for the assessment of community participation in health programmes. Social science & medicine, 71(6), 1102-1109. http://journals1.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/tmp/9150476524373813993.pdf     7.      Foster-Fishman, P. G., Pierce, S. J., & Van Egeren, L. A. (2009). Who Participates and Why: Building a Process Model of Citizen Participation. Health Educ Behav, 36(3), 550-569. http://heb.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/36/3/550 8.     Priority article: Hur, M. H. (2006). Empowerment in terms of theoretical perspectives: Exploring a typology of the process and components across disciplines. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(5), 523-540. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/00904392/v34i0005/523_eitotptpacad&form=pdf&file=file.pdf 9.     Kegler, M. C., & Swan, D. W. (2011). An Initial Attempt at Operationalizing and Testing the Community Coalition Action Theory. Health Education & Behavior, 38(3), 261-270. doi: 10.1177/1090198110372875 http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/10901981/v38i0003/261_aiaaoattccat 10.   Ohmer, M. L. (2008). The relationship between members’ perceptions of their neighborhood organization and their involvement and perceived benefits from participation. J.Community Psychol., 36(7), 851-870. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/00904392/v36i0007/851_trbmpoiapbfp&form=pdf&file=file.pdf 11.   Priority article: Pivik, J. R., & Goelman, H. (2011). Evaluation of a Community-Based Participatory Research Consortium From the Perspective of Academics and Community Service Providers Focused on Child Health and Well-Being. Health Education & Behavior, 38(3), 271-281. doi: 10.1177/1090198110372876 http://resolver.scholarsportal.info.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/resolve/10901981/v38i0003/271_eoacprfochaw   Examples of planning/evaluation frameworks 1.     Priority article:  Lafferty, C. K., & Mahoney, C. A. (2003). A framework for evaluating comprehensive community initiatives. Health Promotion Practice, 4(1), 31-44. http://hpp.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/content/abstract/4/1/31   Additional readings related to “diversity” 1.     Quigley, D. (2006). A Review of Improved Ethical Practices in Environmental and Public Health Research: Case Examples From Native Communities. Health Education & Behavior, 33(2), 130-147. http://heb.sagepub.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/33/2/130 2.     Wallerstein, N. B., & Duran, B. (2006). Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Health Disparities. Health Promotion Practice, 7(3), 312-323. http://www.csa.com/ids70/gateway.php?mode=pdf&doi=10.1177%2F1524839906289376&db=sagenurs-set-c&s1=21e0ad893198063d04c948b7955bc7e1&s2=77912a9c2084475f7854f003f6fd2f7a