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And Conclusion -- References -- 2: Health Disparities and Their Impact on Community Health -- Introduction -- Professional Definitions -- History of Research and Practice -- Pertinent Sustainable Community Health-Oriented Approaches -- Community-Engaged Approaches -- The Community Member as an Integral Part of the Team in the Community-Engaged Approach to Health Equity -- Cultural, Legislative, and Professional Issues -- Related Disciplines Influencing Community-Oriented Health Aspects -- Research Critical to Issues Discussed in the Chapter -- Summary and Conclusion -- References.

Table of Contents:

• Intro
• Foreword: A Timely and Compelling Volume
• Preface and Overview of the Book
• Organization
• Target Audience
• Pedagogy
• Critical Learning Resources and Activities
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Part I: Foundations of Sustainable Community Health
• 1: Concepts and Models in Sustainable Community Health
• Introduction
• Defining Sustainable Community Health
• Social Sustainability
• Economic Sustainability
• Environmental Sustainability
• Negotiating the Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustenance Pillars

• 3: Creating Livable Communities
• Introduction
• Professional and Legal Definitions
• History of Research and Practice in Livable Communities
• Pertinent Sustainable Community Health Approaches
• Housing
• Community Design
• Choices and Affordability
• Community Resilience and Sustainability and the Nonprofit Response
• Walkability
• Community Resilience and Nonprofit Response
• Community Access
• Daily Living
• Technology and Information
• Community Resilience and Nonprofit Response
• Cultural, Legislative, and Professional Issues That Impact the Sustainable Community Health Approaches
• Systems Change
• The U.S. HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities Guiding Livability Principles
• Behavioral Change
• The U.S. Federal Funding Initiatives to Support Community Goals Toward Livability
• Related Disciplines and Comparisons
• Issues Related to Research and Practice
• Conclusion
• References
• 4: Economics of Community Health
• Introduction
• Definitions and Theories of the Econometric Approach to Community Health
• History of Research and Practice Pertinent to Econometrics: Economic Development and Community Health
• Current Econometric Approaches to Community Health
• Cultural, Legislative, and Professional Issues Related to Economics of Community Health
• Related Disciplines Influencing Community-Oriented Health Aspects
• Research Issues Critical to the Econometric Approach
• Summary and Conclusions
• References
• Part II: Policies and Practices in Sustainable Community Health
• 5: Nutrition Practices to Grow Healthy Communities
• Introduction

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Contributors:

Mpofu, Elias , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Sustainable Community Health [by Mpofu, E.] (Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 — ISBN 9783030596866)

Subjects:

Public health

General Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Definitions and Theories of Nutrition and Diet-Related Disparities and Healthy Food Environments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (638 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

RA425 .S878 2020eb

ISBNs:

9783030596873 (ebook)
3030596877 (ebook)
9783303596866 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1235599060