Community development approaches to improving public health / edited by Robert S. Ogilvie.

'This book was originally published as a special issue of Community development'--P. [i].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Robert S. Ogilvie -- 2. I can do it, you can do it: a community development approach to health promotion for individuals with disabilities / M. Elizabeth Kemeny, Robert Arnold, and Michael Marge -- 3. Community-wide obesity prevention: re-connecting public health, urban planning, and public policy in three Missouri communities / Philip Valko ... [et al]. -- 4. Opportunity for Unity collaborative: building healthy communities by empowering young adults / Melissa M. Pearrow -- 5. Home grown: the trials and triumphs of starting up a farmers' market in Waianae, Hawaii / Christy Inda ... [et al]. -- 6. Using health impact assessment in community development to improve air quality and public health / Kim Gilhuly ... [et al]. -- 7. Farmers' markets in low income communities: impact of community environment, food programs and public policy / Candace Young [et al]. -- 8. Ciclovia in Chicago: a strategy for community development to improve public health / Maryann Mason ... [et al]. --

Contents note continued: 9. Applying innovative approaches to address health disparities in native populations: an assessment of the Crow Men's Health Project / Paul R. Lachapelle, Tim Dunnagan, and James Real Bird -- 10. Nuestro futuro saludable: connecting public health research and community development in partnership to build a healthy environment / Linda S. Martinez, Uchenna Ndulue, and Flavia C. Per -- 11. Public health agenda setting in Louisiana: an applied index and implications for community development policy / Lesley Taylor Grover and Eric Horent.