Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare

"The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy and media advocacy in such work. The use of participatory evaluation and strategies and tips on fundraising for community organizing also are presented, as are the ethical challenges that can arise in this work, and helpful tools for anticipating and addressing them. Also included are study questions for use in the classroom. Many of the book's contributors are leaders in their academic fields, from public health and social work, to community psychology and urban and regional planning, and to social and political science. One author was the 44th president of the United States, himself a former community organizer in Chicago, who reflects on his earlier vocation and its importance. Other contributors are inspiring community leaders whose work on-the-ground and in partnership with us "outsiders" highlights both the power of collaboration, and the cultural humility and other skills required to do it well. Throughout this book, and particularly in the case studies and examples shared, the role of context is critical, and never far from view. Included here most recently are the horrific and continuing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a long overdue, yet still greatly circumscribed, "national reckoning with systemic racism," in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of yet another unarmed Black person, and then another and another, seemingly without end. In many chapters, the authors highlight different facets of the Black Lives Matter movement that took on new life across the country and the world in response to these atrocities. In other chapters, the existential threat of climate change and grave threats to democracy also are underscored"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword by Antony B. Iton -- Part One. Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Community Organizing and Community Building in a New Era / Meredith Minkler and Patricia Wakimoto -- 2. Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City / Barack Obama -- Part Two. Contextual Frameworks and Approaches -- 3. Improving Health through Community Organizing and Community Building: Perspectives from Health Education and Social Work / Meredith Minkler, Nina Wallerstein, and Cheryl A. Hyde -- 4. Anti-racism Praxis: A Community Organizing Approach for Achieving Health and Social Equity / Derek M. Griffith and Heather Came -- 5. Contrasting Organizing Approaches: The "Alinsky Tradition" and Freirian Organizing Approaches / Marty Martinson, Celina Su, and Meredith Minkler -- 6. It's All Organizing, It's All Love: Building People's Power in Jackson, Mississippi / Makani Themba -- Part Three. Building Effective Partnerships and Anticipating and Addressing Ethical Challenges -- 7. Community, Community Organizing, and the Forming of Authentic Partnerships: Looking Back, Looking Ahead / Ronald Labonté -- 8. Ethical Issues in Community Organizing and Capacity Building / Meredith Minkler, Cheri A. Pies, Patricia Wakimoto, and Cheryl A. Hyde -- 9. Communities Driving Change: A Case Study from King County's Communities of Opportunity / Roxana Chen, Kirsten Wysen, Blishda Lacet, Whitney Johnson, and Stephanie A. Farquhar -- Part Four. Community Assessment and Issue Selection -- 10. Community Health Assessment or Healthy Community Assessment: Whose Community? Whose Health? Whose Assessment? / Trevor Hancock and Meredith Minkler -- 11. Mapping Community Capacity / John L. McKnight, John P. Kretzmann, and Lionel J. Beaulieu -- 12. Selecting the Issue / Lee Staples and Rinku Sen.

"The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy and media advocacy in such work. The use of participatory evaluation and strategies and tips on fundraising for community organizing also are presented, as are the ethical challenges that can arise in this work, and helpful tools for anticipating and addressing them. Also included are study questions for use in the classroom. Many of the book's contributors are leaders in their academic fields, from public health and social work, to community psychology and urban and regional planning, and to social and political science. One author was the 44th president of the United States, himself a former community organizer in Chicago, who reflects on his earlier vocation and its importance. Other contributors are inspiring community leaders whose work on-the-ground and in partnership with us "outsiders" highlights both the power of collaboration, and the cultural humility and other skills required to do it well. Throughout this book, and particularly in the case studies and examples shared, the role of context is critical, and never far from view. Included here most recently are the horrific and continuing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a long overdue, yet still greatly circumscribed, "national reckoning with systemic racism," in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of yet another unarmed Black person, and then another and another, seemingly without end. In many chapters, the authors highlight different facets of the Black Lives Matter movement that took on new life across the country and the world in response to these atrocities. In other chapters, the existential threat of climate change and grave threats to democracy also are underscored"--

The fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- building and case studies in areas like coalition building, organizing by and with women of color, community assessment, and the power of the arts, the Internet, social media, and policy and media advocacy in such work. The use of participatory evaluation and strategies and tips on fundraising for community organizing also are presented, as are the ethical challenges that can arise in this work, and helpful tools for anticipating and addressing them. Also included are study questions for use in the classroom. Many of the book's contributors are leaders in their academic fields, from public health and social work, to community psychology and urban and regional planning, and to social and political science. One author was the 44th president of the United States, himself a former community organizer in Chicago, who reflects on his earlier vocation and its importance. Other contributors are inspiring community leaders whose work on-the-ground and in partnership with us "outsiders" highlights both the power of collaboration, and the cultural humility and other skills required to do it well. Throughout this book, and particularly in the case studies and examples shared, the role of context is critical, and never far from view. Included here most recently are the horrific and continuing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a long overdue, yet still greatly circumscribed, "national reckoning with systemic racism," in the aftermath of the brutal police killing of yet another unarmed Black person, and then another and another, seemingly without end. In many chapters, the authors highlight different facets of the Black Lives Matter movement that took on new life across the country and the world in response to these atrocities. In other chapters, the existential threat of climate change and grave threats to democracy also are underscored. View the Table of Contents and introductory text for the supplementary instructor resources. (https://d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04143046/9781978832176_optimized_sampler.pdf) Supplementary instructor resources are available on request: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/communityorganizing

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Community Organizing and Community Building / Minkler, Meredith -- 2. Why Organize? Problems and Promise in the Inner City / Obama, Barack -- Part Two: Contextual Frameworks and Approaches -- 3. Improving Health through Community Organization and Community Building: Perspectives from Health Education and Social Work / Minkler, Meredith / Wallerstein, Nina -- 4. Contrasting Organizing Approaches: The "Alinsky Tradition" and Freirian Organizing Approaches / Martinson, Marty / Su, Celina -- 5. Community Building Practice: An Expanded Conceptual Framework / Walter, Cheryl L. / Hyde, Cheryl A. -- Part Three. Building Effective Partnerships and Anticipating and Addressing Ethical Challenges -- 6. Community, Community Development, and the Forming of Authentic Partnerships: Some Critical Reflections / Labonte, Ronald -- 7. Ethical Issues in Community Organizing and Capacity Building / Minkler, Meredith / Pies, Cheri / Hyde, Cheryl A. -- 8. Building Partnerships between Local Health Departments and Communities: Case Studies in Capacity Building and Cultural Humility / Ellis, Galen / Walton, Sheryl -- Part Four. Community Assessment and Issue Selection -- 9. Community Health Assessment or Healthy Community Assessment: Whose Community? Whose Health? Whose Assessment? / Hancock, Trevor / Minkler, Meredith -- 10. Mapping Community Capacity / Mcknight, John L. / Kretzmann, John P. -- 11. Selecting and "Cutting" the Issue / Staples, Lee -- Part Five. Community Organizing and Community Building within and across Diverse Groups and Cultures -- 12. Education, Participation, and Capacity Building in Community Organizing with Women of Color / Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. / Lewis, Edith A. -- 13. African American Barbershops and Beauty Salons: An Innovative Approach to Reducing Health Disparities through Community Building and Health Education / Linnan, Laura / Thomas, Stephen / D'Angelo, Heather / Ferguson, Yvonne Owens -- 14. Popular Education, Participatory Research, and Community Organizing with Immigrant Restaurant Workers in San Francisco's Chinatown: A Case Study / Chang, Charlotte / Salvatore, Alicia L. / Lee, Pam Tau / Liu, Shaw San / Minkler, Meredith -- Part Six. Using the Arts and the Internet as Tools for Community Organizing and Community Building -- 15. Creating an Online Strategy to Enhance Effective Community Building and Organizing / Bazell Satariano, Nickie / Wong, Amanda -- 16. Using the Arts and New Media in Community Organizing and Community Building: An Overview and Case Study from Post-Katrina New Orleans / Mcdonald, Marian / Catalani, Caricia / Minkler, Meredith -- Part Seven. Building, Maintaining, and Evaluating Effective Coalitions and Community Organizing Efforts -- 17. A Coalition Model for Community Action / Butterfoss, Frances D. / Kegler, Michelle C. -- 18. Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention in Humboldt Park, Chicago: The Challenges and Successes of Coalition Building across Two Organizing Traditions / Becker, Adam B. / Kaufer Christoffel, Katherine / López, José E. / Rodríguez, José Luis -- 19. Participatory Approaches to Evaluating Community Organizing and Coalition Building / Coombe, Chris M. -- Part Eight. Influencing Policy through Community Organizing and Media Advocacy -- 20. Using Community Organizing and Community Building to Influence Public Policy / Glover Blackwell, Angela / Thompson, Mildred / Freudenberg, Nicholas / Ayers, Jeanne / Schrantz, Doran / Minkler, Meredith -- 21. Organizing for Health Care Reform: National and State-Level Efforts and Perspectives / Anderson, Jacquie / Miller, Michael / Mcguire, Andrew -- 22. Media Advocacy: A Strategy for Helping Communities Change Policy / Dorfman, Lori / Gonzalez, Priscilla -- Appendixes -- 1. Principles of Community Building: A Policy Perspective / Glover Blackwell, Angela / Colmenar, Raymond A. -- 2. Action-Oriented Community Diagnosis Procedure / Eng, Eugenia / Blanchard, Lynn -- 3. Challenging Ourselves: Critical Self-Reflection on Power and Privilege / Hyde, Cheryl A. -- 4. A Ladder of Community Participation in Public Health / Anne, Mary / Lifshay, Jennifer -- 5. Coalition Member Assessment / Wolff, Tom -- 6. Community Mapping and Digital Technology: Tools for Organizers / Kirschenbaum, Josh / Corburn, Jason -- 7. Using Force Field and "SWOT" Analysis as Strategic Tools in Community Organizing / Minkler, Meredith / Coombe, Chris -- 8. A Checklist for Action / Homan, Mark S. -- 9. Criteria for Creating Triggers or Codes for Freirian Organizing / Wallerstein, Nina -- 10. Scale for Measuring Perceptions of Control at the Individual, Organizational, Neighborhood, and beyond-the-Neighborhood Levels / Israel, Barbara A. / Schulz, Amy J. / Parker, Edith A. / Becker, Adam B. -- 11. Policy Bingo / Lee, Mary M. / Flournoy, Rebecca / Bell, Judith / Rubin, Victor -- About the Contributors -- Index