Prevention Is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being, 2nd Edition Strategies for Community Well Being

"Since the first edition of Prevention is Primary was published in 2007, the notion of prevention has gained greater prominence on a national level. This updated second edition includes advances in the field of prevention while contextualizing the practice of prevention in the current economic and healthcare climate. Stronger links are made throughout the text of the connection between various topics for example, links between violence prevention and physical activity promotion. The new edition also contains a real-world examples and application of key concepts and offers an online instructors manual"--Provided by publisher.

Our recovery planmakes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control. - President Obama, Speech to Joint Sessions of Congress, February 24, 2009 Since the first edition of Prevention is Primary was published in 2007, the notion of prevention has gained greater prominence on a national level, particularly since the Obama administration came into office. The second edition will be updated to include advances in the field of prevention while contextualizing the practice of prevention in the current economic and healthcare climate. Stronger links will be made throughout the text of the connection between various topics (for example, links between violence prevention and physical activity promotion, between mental health and violence, etc.) The second edition will retain the same organization as the first. However, two chapters will be replaced with new chapters on preventing mental health problems and addressing negative influences on the public's health. Additional textboxes will be added to contextualize chapter content and provide real world examples and application of key concepts. Learning objectives, key terms, and review questions will be added to each chapter. An Instructors Manual will be available for download.

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits. Acknowledgments. Foreword (Georges C. Benjamin). The Contributors. Introduction (Larry Cohen, Vivian Chávez and Sana Chehimi). Part One: Defining the Issues. 1 The Imperative for Primary Prevention (Larry Cohen and Sana Chehimi). 2 Achieving Health Equity and Social Justice (Wayne H. Giles and Leandris C. Liburd). Sidebar: Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Nancy McArdle, Theresa L. Osypuk, Bonnie Lefkowitz and Barbara Krimgold. 3 Individual, Family, and Community Resilience (Bonnie Benard). Part Two: Key Elements of Effective Prevention Efforts. 4 Community Organizing for Health and Social Justice (Vivian Chávez, Meredith Minkler, Nina Wallerstein and Michael S. Spencer). 5 Working Collaboratively to Advance Prevention (Larry Cohen and Ashby Wolfe). Sidebars: Deborah Balfanz, Soowon Kim and Ellen Wu. 6 The Power of Local Communities to Foster Policy (Makani Themba-Nixon). 7 Using Media Advocacy to Influence Policy (Lori Dorfman). 8 The Impact of Corporate Practices on Health and Health Policy (Nicholas Freudenberg and Sandro Galea). 9 Primary Prevention and Program Evaluation (Daniel Perales). Part Three: Prevention in Context. 10 Preventing Injustices in Environmental Health and Exposures (Stephanie Ann Farquhar, Neha Patel and Molly Chidsey). Sidebars: Nancy M. Goff and Peter Murchie. 11 Health and the Built Environment (Howard Frumkin and Andrew L. Dannenberg). 12 Creating Healthy Food Environments to Prevent Chronic Disease (Leslie Mikkelsen, Catherine S. Erickson, Juliet Sims and Marion Nestle). 13 A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence (Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Rachel A. Davis). Sidebar: Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, Mysha R. Wynn and Donald Parker. 14 The Limits of Behavioral Interventions for HIV Prevention (Dan Wohlfeiler and Jonathan M. Ellen). 15 Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention (Anita M. Wells, GiShawn A. Mance and M. Taqi Tirmazi). Sidebar: Joseph P. Gone. Name Index. Subject Index.