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
Description: "Methods to address the current and future needs of this country's urban marginalized communities have been considered in academics and public policy and practice during the past decade. This book provides an examination of this social paradigm and its impact on current and future generations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contextual setting; title: Overview; title: Health promotion field; title: Demographic profile of youth and trends; title: Health care needs in urban communities : a special focus on youth of color; title: Youth-led health promotion; title: Conceptual foundations for youth-led health promotions; title: Social and economic justice foundation; title: Principles of youth-led health promotion; title: Youth-led health promotion framework and strategies; title: Research and evaluation of youth-led health promotion; title: Reflections from the field; title: Case illustration; title: Recommendations for practice and research.