Week 4 Flashcards
define: community
- a group of people who live, learn, work, worship, and play in an enviro at a given trend
- persons who interact & have similar goals or interests & share common social supports
- people & relationships who share agencies & a physical enviro
- a locality-based entity composed of systems of formal organizations reflecting society’s institutions, informal groups, and aggregates (groups within a population)
people in a community may or may not…
- come from within the same geographic boundaries
people in a community…
- share common characteristics and interests
- function within a larger social system such as an organization, region, province, or nation
what is the core of any community
- its people, who are characterized by age, gender, socioeconomic status, education lvl, occupation, ethnitcity, and religion
most definitions of a community include the following thee dimesions/components:
- people
- place
- function
describe the relationship between the components of community
- interdependent (ie. they are mutually reliant upon each other)
describe the function component of community
- to meet a wide variety of collective needs
- the aims & activities of the community
describe the people component of community
- the community residents
describe the place component of community
- refers to both geographic and time dimensions
define: community health… this definition emphasizes…
- the process of involving the community in maintaining, improving, promoting, and protecting its own health & wellbeing
- this definition emphasizes the process dimension but also includes the dimensions of status and structure
the concept of community health has 3 common dimensions…
- status
- structure
- process
describe the community health dimension “status”
- includes physical, emotional, and social components
the physical component of “status” is often measured by…
- often measured by traditional morbidity and mortality rates, life expectancy indices, and risk factor profiles
the emotional component of “status” can be measured by…
- can be measured by client satisfaction and mental health indices
the social component of status is reflected by…
- reflected in crime rates and individual & family lvls
describe the community health dimension “structure” (3)
includes:
- community health services and resources
- attributes of the community structure itself
- commonly identified as social indicators or correlates of health
describe the community health dimension “process”
- community health is the process of effective community functioning or problem solving
define: healthy community
- a health community is one where people, organizations, and local institutions work together to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that make people healthy –> the DOH
what are characteristics of healthy community:
- equitable community engagement
- intersectoral partnerships
- political commitment
- healthy public policy
- asset-based community development
- clean & safe physical enviro
- peace, equity, and social justice
- adequate access to food, clean water, shelter, income, safety, work, and recreation for all
- strong, mutually supportive relationships and networks
- wide participation of residents in decision making
- strong cultural and spiritual heritage
- diverse & robust economy
- opportunities for learning & skill development
- access to health services, including public health & preventive programs
define: community development
- building communities from the inside out
community development occurs when…
- a community is engaged in a dynamic, continuous process of social change that can lead to permanent enhancement in people’s lives
define: asset mapping
- identifying community-based initiatives such as community development, strategic planning, and organizational development
- outline the assets and capacity of the community
- identifying strengths and potential resources for program planning & interventions
define: sustainability
- the maintenance and continuation of established community programs
asset mapping & sustainability is more likely to occur when…
- members of the community are involved as partners in the community development process