Work

Organizing With Communities to Benefit Public Health

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The article discusses community organizing by the group Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) of the Yale School of Public Health in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. Efforts to develop a community garden known as the Little Red Hen garden in the neighborhood are addressed in relation to public health in the neighborhood. Health disparities in the city are noted.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2015.302766

Authors: Billy Bromage, Alycia Santilli, Jeannette R. Ickovics

Institution: Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Community Health and Development

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, School for Public Health Research