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RESOURCES


National

The Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
c/o Hospital Research and Educational Trust
One North Franklin
Chicago, Illinois 60606
tel: (312) 422-2635
fax: (312) 422-4568
healthy@aha.org
http://www.healthycommunities.org

The Healthcare Forum
Healthier Communities Summit and Community Forums
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California
tel: (415) 356-4300
fax: (415) 356-9300

The National Civic League
The Alliance for National Renewal
1445 Market Street, Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80202
tel: (303) 571-4343
fax: (303) 571-4404

VHA, Inc
Community Health Improvement
220 East Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, TX 75039-5500
(972) 830-0000
http://www.vha.com

Wellness Councils of America
Community Health Plaza
Suite 311
7101 Newport Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
tel: (402) 572-3590
fax: (402) 572-3594

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Healthy Communities Initiative
200 Independence Avenue SW. Room 738G
Washington, DC 20201
tel: (202) 401-7780
fax: (202) 205-9478

Health Resources and Services Administration
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
tel: (301) 443-2460

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC)
Planned Approach to Community Health, Prevention and Health Promotion
4770 Buford Highway, NE.
Mailstop K-45
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724
tel: (770) 488-5426
fax: (770) 488-5964

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
tel: (800) 444-6472
fax: (301) 589-0804

State Level

AHEC/Community Partners
Healthy Communities
Massachusetts Network
24 South Prospect Street
Amherst, MA 01002
tel: (413) 253-4283
fax: (413) 253-7131
e-mail: TOWO@aol.com
http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu

California Healthy Cities Project
P.O. Box 942732
Mail Station 675
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
tel: (916) 327-7019
fax: (916) 324-7763
e-mail: chcp@ccnet.com

Colorado Healthy Communities Network
1127 Pennsylvania
Denver, Colorado 80203
tel: (303) 813-1001
fax: (303) 813-1005
e-mail: msturn@rmi.net

The New Mexico Partnership for Healthier Communities
c/o New Mexico Department of Health/PHD/HPB
1190 St. Francis Drive
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-6110
tel: (505) 827-2963
fax: (505) 827-0021

Healthy Boston
Room 967, Boston City Hall
Boston, Massachusetts 02201
tel: (617) 635-3140
fax: (617) 634-3353

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Healthy Community Initiative
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
tel: (803) 734-8870
fax: (803) 734-5042
e-mail: dhec/hcindex.htm
http://www.state.sc.us/

Note: Visit the coalition website for information of other states at www.healthycommunities.org

 

International

World Health Organization
27 Via Appia
Geneva, Switzerland
tel: 011 41 22 791 2111
fax: 011 41 22 791 0746

WHO Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization Healthy Cities Project
8 Scherfigsvej
DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
tel: 011 45 31 29 01 11
fax: 011 45 31 18 11 20

Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office of the World Health Organization
525 23rd Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20037
tel: (202) 974-3000
fax: (202) 974-3604

International Healthy Cities Foundation
One Kaiser Plaza, Suite 1930
Oakland, California 94612
tel: (510) 271-2660
fax: (510) 271-6814
e-mail: hcities@uclink2.berkeley.edu


Bibliographical Resources and Tools

Healthy People 2000

National Center for Health Statistics. Healthy People 2000 Review, 1997. Hyattsville, MD: Public Health Service. 1997.

Stoto, Michael, R. Behrens and C. Rosemont, eds. Healthy People 2000: Citizens Chart the Course. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1990.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2000: Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1995.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1990.

Healthy Communities

Adams, Bruce. Building Healthy Communities. Report commissioned by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Charlottesville, VA (tel. 804-971-2073/fax 804-971-7041). Suzanne W. Morse, publisher.

Bilsborrow, R.E., D. DeGraff and R. Anker. Rapid Assessment Surveys of Poverty. Monograph. Geneva: International Labor Office, 1993.

Centers for Disease Control. A Guide to the Selection and Utilization of Selected Health Assessment and Planning Models To Improve Community Health and To Contribute to the Achievement of the Year 2000 Objectives. Washington, DC: DHHS, 1991.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Planned Approach to Community Health: Guide for the Local Coordinator. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1995.

Cernea, Michael. Putting People First: Sociology and Development Projects. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1985.

Dever, Alan G.E. Community Health Analysis. Global Awareness at the Local Level. Orchard Ridge, Maryland: Aspen Publishers, 1991.

Duhl, Leonard J. "The Healthy City: Its Function and Its Future." Health Promotion, May 1986, pp. 55-60.

Duhl, Leonard J. The Social Entrepreneurship of Change. Pace University Press, 1995.

The Florida Department of Health Communications and Health Promotion Office. Building Healthy Communities Together. Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700. http://www.state.fl.us./health, 1997.

The Healthcare Forum. Best Practices in Collaboration to Improve Health: Creating Community Jazz. 830 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

The Healthcare Forum. Creating Healthier Communities Fellowship. 830 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

The Healthcare Forum. Healthier Communities Action Kits (Modules 1 and 2). 830 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, 1994.

Institute for Alternative Futures and the National Civic League. Creating Community Health Visions: A Guide for Local Leaders. Alexandria, Virginia: IAF, 1995.

Institute of Medicine. The Future of Public Health. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1988.

Larson, James S. The Measurement of Health: Concepts and Indicators. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1991.

McKnight, John and John Kretzmann. Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets. Chicago: ACTA Publications. ($14.50. 800-399-7282 or 312-271-1030).

National Center for Health Statistics. Various demographic and health surveys, such as the National Health Interview Survey. http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/. Washington, DC: DHHS.

National Civic Review, Volume 86, No 1. Making Citizen Democracy Work: A Primer on Healthy Communities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Spring 1997.

Norris, Tyler, Alan Atkisson and others. The Community Indicators Handbook. Tyler Norris Associates, Inc. 2119 Mapleton Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304. (303) 444-3366, fax (303) 444-1001, e-mail tnorris@ncl.org.

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Central Office. Healthy Cities/Healthy Communities: A Catalogue of Healthy Cities/Communities Initiatives from Around the World. 1993. (Available from Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Central Office. 1202-415 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B2E7, Canada. 416-408-4841 or 800-766-3418/fax 416-408-4843/e-mail emma@opc.on.ca;7.50).

Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Central Office. Signs of Progress, Signs of Caution. 1996. (How to prepare a healthy, sustainable community progress report card.) (Available from Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition Central Office. 1202-415 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B2E7, Canada. 416-408-4841 or 800-766- 3418/fax 416-408-4843/e-mail emma@opc.on.ca.7.50)

Weaver, Julia. "Healthy Communities, The National Civic League's Model for Collaborating to Improve Community Health." Health Progress, May - June 1996, Catholic Health Association.


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Healthy People 2000

Goals

  • Increase the span of healthy life for Americans
  • Reduce health disparities among Americans
  • Achieve access to preventive services for all Americans

Priority Areas

1. Physical Activity
2. Nutrition
3. Tobacco
4. Alcohol and Other Drugs
5. Family Planning
6. Mental Health and Mental Disorders
7. Violent and Abusive Behavior
8. Educational and Community-Based Programs
9. Unintentional Injuries
10. Occupational Safety and Health
11. Environmental Health
12. Food and Drug Safety
13. Oral Health
14. Maternal and Infant Health
15. Heart Disease and Stroke
16. Cancer
17. Diabetes and Chronic Disabling Conditions
18. HIV Infection
19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
20. Immunization and Infectious Diseases
21. Clinical Preventive Services
22. Surveillance and Data Systems


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