Essentials of Global Community Health. Jaime Gofin, MD, MPH-Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social, and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, Professorial Lecturer Prevention and Community Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Jaime Gofin, born in Uruguay, got his MD from the Universidad de la República of Uruguay and his MPH from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a public health expert in community health and epidemiology. Dr.Gofin is a professor of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.During the time this book was written, he was visiting professor at the Department of Prevention and Community Health of the School of Public Health and Health Services of the George Washington University as the director of the MPH Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) Program.
Rosa Gofin, Funder Toolkit - Convergence Partnership. One number may determine how long people live and whether they are healthy, but it's not their weight or cholesterol count.
It's their address. Where people live, work, and play affects health. People thrive when they live in safe communities with parks and playgrounds, living wages, grocery stores selling nutritious food, and neighbors who know one another. Without a healthy environment, people are less likely to lead active lives, eat healthy meals, and are more likely to suffer from one of several chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease, or high blood pressure.
Foundations are a part of this movement for change. Why foundations are expanding their vision for healthy communities Americans are already suffering from the impact of policies and environments (communities, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools) that do not support healthy eating and active living. What foundations are doing In the fall of 2005, Kaiser Permanente, the W.K. Twelve steps to get started. Peer Reviewed: Multisector Partnerships in Population Health Improvement. A review of collaborative partnership... [Annu Rev Public Health. 2000. Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Developing a Conceptual Framework to Assess the Sustainability of Community Coalitions Post-Federal Funding.: Main. Presented to: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20201 Presented by: National Opinion Research Center (NORC)at the University of Chicago 4350 East West Highway, Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-634-9300 301-634-9301 (fax) January 7, 2010 Skip Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Table of Exhibits Executive Summary A. An Overview of Community Coalitions Assessing the Impacts of Community Coalitions Sustainability of Community CoalitionsA Conceptual Framework to Assess the Sustainability of Community Coalitions Once Initial Federal Funding Has Expired C. Chapter One: Introduction A. Chapter Two: An Overview of Community Coalitions A. LeadershipMembership Structure Operations and Processes Strategic Vision Contextual Factors Chapter Three: Assessing the Impacts of Community Coalitions A. Chapter Four: Sustainability of Community Coalitions A. C. D. A. 1. C. Chapter Six: Conclusions and Implications.