Presented By: Chauneva Glenn Jones

Community Organizing in Public Health

Ms. Patricia Boston
November 5, 2010

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 Empowerment concept is a process that
enables individuals to increase control of their
own health (Maglacas, 1988).
 This is done through education, participation,
and community capacity.

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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue Griffin Heights Neighborhood
Association
Date 9-13-2010
Empowerment Concept Education
Examples of concept in CO experience Ms. Boston and Ms. Mitchell educated the
Griffin Heights community about
community gardens. They discussed the
food desert situation within the area, and
how it could be impacted by establishing
these gardens.
How has it taken place within the organizer Ms. Mitchell discussed her experiences
working with community gardens and how
they can benefit and bring sustenance to the
community.
How has it taken place within community One community member expressed her
members feelings about the gardening. She feels as
though the community needs more jobs
and is afraid that the gardens can be an
eyesore if not maintained.
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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue
Date
Empowerment Concept
Example of concept in CO experience
How has it taken place within the organizer
How has it taken place within community
members
Faith Community Health Ministries Meeting
10-14-2010
Education, participation, community capacity
The registered dietician educated the clergy
about the New American Plate (NAP). The NAP
consists of eating 2/3 or more vegetables, fruits,
whole grains, and beans as well as 1/3 or less
animal protein.
There was participation between the clergy and
dietician through dialogue.
Community capacity was displayed through the
willingness to take this information back to their
churches.
The dietician expressed that she too has taken
steps to adopt the NAP into her lifestyle.
Although the concept has not been practiced just
yet, based on the discussion, I feel as though the
clergy felt this is a message they would pass
along to their members.
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 A research method in which the community is
fully involved in the research process. The
researcher and community work in partnership
with each other.

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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue
Date
CBPR Concept
Example in your CO experience
Faith Community Health Ministries
Meeting
10-14-2010
The idea is to take the research that
has been done by the AICR in regards
to the NAP and cancer reducing foods
and applying them to the church
community.
The clergy expressed interest in
offering healthy cooking classes for
their respective congregations as of
way showing that healthy eating is
obtainable and good.
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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue
Date
CBPR Concept
Example in your CO experience
S.W.A.T. Retreat
10-15-2010
Tobacco use in Gadsden County is on
the rise, especially in youth. SWAT is
a student led organization targeting
BIG Tobacco policies. They have been
successful in passing legislature
regarding the use selling of flavored
tobacco within their community.
At this retreat, the employees of the
ALA educated the students on how
BIG Tobacco is targeting them and
using them to fuel their business. The
students participated in guerilla
marketing tactics and planned on
practicing this technique at their
schools.
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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue
Date
Example of Listening-Dialogue-Action A representative form the city of
in your CO experience
Griffin Heights Neighborhood
Association
9-13-2010
Tallahassee, Mr. Bowens, came to the
meeting, he listened to the concerns of
the community, there was dialogue
about what he was limited to, and
from there an action plan was put in
place.
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Community Activity/ Problem/ Issue Faith Community Health Ministries
Date 10-14-2010
Example of Listening-Dialogue-Action The clergy listened to the dietician talk
in your CO experience about the NAP, and after her
presentation they were able to ask
questions about what was presented
and how to put what was discussed
into action within their community.

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 Maglacas, A. (1988).Health for all: nursing's
role, Nursing outlook 36(2): 66­71

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