I am posting the results of the search for literature etc. on community
participation in policy. Thank you to all those who responded!

Some suggestions from the listservs are:

BC Ministry of Health Office of Health Promotion and Social Planning
Research Council of BC (SPARC). _Examples and outcomes of healthy public
policy_.

BC Ministry of Health Office of Health promotion and Social Planning and
Research Council of BC (SPARC). _A guide for communities to enact
health-promoting policies_.

Labonte, Ron, and Edwards, Rick. (1995) _Equity in Action: Supporting the
Public in Public Policy_. Research in Health Promotion Series #2. Toronto:
Centre for Health Promotion. (Available from Participaction, Box 64, 40
Dundas Street West, Suite 220, Toronto, ON M5G - 2C2).

Milio, Nancy. (1996). _Engines of Empowerment_.

Ontario Public Health Association. _Making a difference in your community:
A guide for policy change_.



Other places to look:

Healthy Community initiatives

Dr. Jean Forster @ University of Minnesota (teenage tobacco prevention)

Cheryl Perry @ University of Minnesota (alcohol policies)

Women Influencing Healthy Public Policy (Women's Network, PEI)

Speaking for Ourselves (Canadian Mental Health Association, Nfld.)

Healthy People - Healthy Communities - Healthy Policy (Healthy Communities
Coalition, N.B.)

CLEAR (Canadian Mental Health Association, N.S.)


I came across some literature earlier in my search:

Barrett, S., and Hill, M.J. (1984). Policy bargaining and structure in
implementation of theory: towards an integrated perspective. _Policy and
Politics_. Volume 12 (3), pp. 219-240.

Donati, P. (1988). The need for new social policy perspectives in health
behaviour research. In R. Anderson, J. Davies, I. Kickbush, D. McQueen, and
D. Turner (eds) _Health Behavior Research and Health Promotion_. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.

Flynn, B.C. Healthy Cities: Building partnerships for healthy public
policy. _Nursing Policy Forum_. Volume 1 (6), pp. 6-9, 20-25.

Russell, K. (1992). Strengthening Black and Minority community coalitions
for health policy action. _Journal of National Black Nurses Association_.
Volume 6 (1), pp. 42-47.

Simons-Morton, B.G., Greene, W.H., Gottlieb, N.H. (1995). _Introduction to
Health Education and Health Promotion_. Prospect Heights, Illinois:
Waveland Press, Inc. 2nd Edition. (There is a few pages which broadly refer
to the topic).

Stacey, M. (1988). Strengthening communities. _International Conference on
Health Promotion, Ottawa, Canada: Selected Conference Proceedings_. Ottawa:
WHO, Health and Welfare Canada, and Canadian Public Health Association.

Turnbull, H., and Turnbull, A. (1991). _Participatory Action Research and
Public Policy_. Laurence, Kansas: University of Kansas. Beech Center on
Families and Disability. Opinion paper.

Walters, Vivienne. (1992). Women's views of their main health problems.
_Canadian Journal of Public Health_. Volume 83 (5), pp. 371-374.

Williams, D.M. Policy at the grassroots: Community-based participation in
health care policy. _Journal of Professional Nursing_. Volume 7(5), pp.
271-276.

Elizabeth Gyorfi-Dyke
Researcher
PEI Heart Health Program
Eastern Kings Project
(902) 687-7026
FAX (902) 687-4298
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