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Progressive health education through community organization: a case study.
J W Hatch1, W C Renfrow, G Snider
1Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina.
Health Education Monographs
|January 1, 1978
Summary
Community health education requires strong local networks. This case study shows how a health educator can rebuild community systems through organized efforts, leading to successful health projects.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health Education
- Social Work
Background:
- Effective health education hinges on integrated community systems and networks.
- Community disintegration presents a challenge requiring proactive community organization.
- The locality development model offers a framework for addressing such challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a community organization effort undertaken by a health educator facing community disintegration.
- To detail the stages of community diagnosis and program development within this effort.
- To illustrate the application of Rothman's locality development model in practice.
Main Methods:
- Case study methodology.
- Application of Rothman's locality development model.
- Community diagnosis and program development stages were systematically followed.
Main Results:
- The community organization effort was initiated in response to observed community disintegration.
- Detailed community diagnosis and program development processes were undertaken.
- Successful community health projects emerged as a key outcome.
Conclusions:
- Community organization efforts, guided by models like Rothman's, are crucial for health educators in disintegrated communities.
- Integrated community systems are foundational for successful health education programs.
- The described case study demonstrates a viable approach to rebuilding community capacity for health initiatives.