My experience has been that communities know intrinsically what keeps then
healthy; what they often lack is information about contacts, existing programs and
how to organize/take leadership. Good Luck. Sherryl Smith, Health Promotion
Coordinator

Susan Lilley wrote:

> I've been asked to write an article or a series of articles on population
> health / health promotion for a newsletter aimed at rural volunteer
> organizations such as seniors groups, family resource centres, community
> health boards, friendly visiting groups, women's auxiliaries and caregiver
> support groups...
>
> The purpose is to encourage these groups to take action on community
> health issues (which my sense is most already are).
>
> My sense is that we should not impose our jargon on these groups.  They
> don't need to know what we mean when we use the words "population health"
> or "determinants of health."  So what do they need to know?  How can we
> best use this opportunity to move the cause of health promotion ahead in a
> way that would be helpful to this population?
>
> As I begin to think about how best to move ahead on this I would
> appreciate any thoughts from others who have given this some thought, and
> to see other articles aimed at similar populations.
>
> As always, thanks for your help. I will try to contribute whatever comes
> out of this back to the list if appropriate.
>
> Regards
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> Susan Lilley
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