Source Materials for the Healthy Communities Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Community and Faith-Based Organizations

Joie Acosta ; Anita Chandra ; Malcolm Williams ; Lois M. Davis

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Community Organizations;    Families;    Mental Health and Illness;    HIV and AIDS;    Chronic Diseases and Conditions;    Crime and Violence Prevention;    Community Health;    Affordable Care Act;   

RP-ID  :  TR-951-DHHS

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act places significant emphasis on the role of community-based health promotion initiatives; within this focus, community and faith-based organizations (CFBOs) are seen as critical partners for improving community well-being. This report provides the content for a toolkit that will prepare community and faith-based organizations to take advantage of opportunities presented in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and engage faith and community leaders in promoting health in their communities. This includes key facts and figures about health topics, handouts for community groups, and web links for resources and other information in the following areas: healthcare reform; community health centers and development of the community health workforce; promotion of healthy families; mental health; violence and trauma; prevention of teen and unintended pregnancy and HIV/AIDS; and chronic disease prevention. The report also includes recommendations for testing the content of the toolkit with communities and considerations for its implementation.