Youth-led health promotion in urban communities
Subtitle: a community capacity-enhancement perspective
By: Melvin Delgado and Huiquan Zhou.
Contributors: Zhou, Huiquan, 1980-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780742561137; 9780742561144
Subjects: Youth -- United States.; Youth -- Medical care -- United States.; Youth -- Health and hygiene -- United States.; Marginality, Social -- United States.; Social work with minorities -- United States.; Youth in development -- United States.; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-250) and index.
Table of contents: value: Contextual setting; value: Overview; value: Health promotion field; value: Demographic profile of youth and trends; value: Health care needs in urban communities : a special focus on youth of color; value: Youth-led health promotion; value: Conceptual foundations for youth-led health promotions; value: Social and economic justice foundation; value: Principles of youth-led health promotion; value: Youth-led health promotion framework and strategies; value: Research and evaluation of youth-led health promotion; value: Reflections from the field; value: Case illustration; value: Recommendations for practice and research.