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Author:

Delgado, Melvin.

Title:

Youth-led health promotion in urban communities : a community capacity-enhancement perspective / Melvin Delgado and Huiquan Zhou.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiv, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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--Methodology.--Methodology.

Other Authors:

Zhou, Huiquan, 1980-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-250) and index.

Contents:

Contextual setting -- Overview -- Health promotion field -- Demographic profile of youth and trends -- Health care needs in urban communities : a special focus on youth of color -- Youth-led health promotion -- Conceptual foundations for youth-led health promotions -- Social and economic justice foundation -- Principles of youth-led health promotion -- Youth-led health promotion framework and strategies -- Research and evaluation of youth-led health promotion -- Reflections from the field -- Case illustration -- Recommendations for practice and research.

ISBN:

0742561143 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780742561144 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0742561135 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742561137 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007040832

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)