Community Organizing, Health Education & Health Promotion Flashcards
from the word commune (french) and gemeinshaft (german)
community
A social group determined by geographic
boundaries and/or common values and interests
community
Members know and interact with each other
community
Functions within a particular social structure and
exhibits and creates norms, values and social institutions
community
3 categories of community
- geographic communities
- communities of interest
- virtual communities
communities that share physical space
geographic communities
communities where there should be a feeling or sense of “belonging” and hold at least some values and symbols in common.
geographic communities
communities where residents come in
contact with each other through proximity, instead of intent.
geographic communities
Sometimes referred to as “communities within
communities”
communities of interest
community where members choose to associate with each other based on common interests or shared concerns
communities of interest
example of communities of interest
- ethnic groups
- low income groups
Groups of people primarily interacting through
communication media instead of face to face.
virtual communities
are “social aggregations that emerge from the Net when people carry on public discussions, long enough, with sufficient human feeling, to form webs of personal relationships.
online communities/ virtual communities
The process of building power through involving a constituency in identifying problems they share and the solutions to those problems that they desire
community organizing
A process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals
community organizing
Covers a series of activities (at the community level) that is aimed at bringing about desired improvement in the social well-being of individuals, groups and neighborhoods
community organizing
It is often used interchangeably with community work, community development and community mobilization
community organizing
It is a process by which a community identifies needs and takes action, and in doing so, develops cooperative attitudes and practices.
community organizing
It is a tool for community development
community profiling
a comprehensive description of a population that defines itself, as a community and the resources that exist within that community, carried out with the active involvement of the community itself, for the purpose of developing an action or other means of improving the quality of life of the community
community profiling
a process designed to create conditions of economic and social progress for the whole community with its active participation and fullest possible reliance upon the community’s initiative
community development
An organized effort of people to improve the conditions of community life and the capacity of the people for participation, self-direction and integrated efforts in community affairs
community development
community development advocates what principles?
- self-help
- voluntary participation
- cooperation
what are the 7 key areas of community development?
- health and sanitation
- education
- safety preparedness
- environment
- recreational
- entrepreneurship
- morals of citizenry