Includes bibliographical references and index

Challenges in community-based prevention / R C Brownson, E A Baker, and L F Novick -- Defining characteristics of community-based health promotion programs / E A Baker and C A Brownson -- Priorities and strategies for promoting community-based prevention policies / N Milio -- Assessing the targets for prevention of chronic diseases / M E Carvette, E B Hayes, R H Schwartz, G F Bogdan, N W Bartlett, and L B Graham -- Emergency department e-code data reporting : a new level of data resource for injury prevention and control / R L Muelleman, W A Watson, G H Land, J D Davis, and B S Hoskins -- Cardiovascular disease control efforts among local health departments / N E Mack, R C Brownson, M Pratt, C A Brownson, C Dean, and S Dabney -- Cooperative effort to pass tobacco control ordinances / K Pippert, L Jecha, S Coen, P MacDonald, J Francisco, and S Pickard -- Conducting a participatory community-based survey / A J Schulz, E A Parker, B A Israel, A B Becker, B J Maciak, and R Hollis -- National 5 a day for better health program : a large-scale nutrition intervention / J Heimendinger, M A Van Duyn, D Chapelsky, S Foerster, and G Stables -- National breast and cervical cancer early detection program / R M Henson, S W Wyatt, and N C Lee -- Progress in breast cancer screening / J K Carney, J F Ewing, and C A Finley -- Demonstration projects in community-based prevention / R C Brownson, P Riley, and T A Bruce -- Community-based breast health partnerships / S J True -- Coalition building for prevention / E A Parker, E Eng, B Laraia, A Ammerman, J Dodds, L Margolis, A Cross -- Bridge to health project : a collaborative model for assessing the health of the community / D E Block, J Peterson, M Finch, A M Kinney, P Miller, and J Cherveny -- Principles and tools for evaluating community-based prevention and health promotion programs / R M Goodman -- Evaluation of a children's immunization program : process, outcome, and costs / M E Foley, P Kory, and G Fairbrother -- Development of the guide to community prevention services : a US public health services initiative / M Pappaioanou and C Evans, Jr -- HIV prevention community planning : a national perspective on accomplishments, challenges, and future directions / D R Holtgrave and R O Valdiserri -- Improving community-based prevention by transforming managed care organizations into health improvement organizations / T McAfee and R S Thompson -- Future of cancer control research and translation / R C Brownson and D G Bal

Community-Based Prevention: Programs that Work is a topical book created from Aspen's Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. It covers everything from how to assess the health needs of a community to the actual development & implementation of community-based prevention programs. It provides actual examples from all over the country while looking at multiple health issues such as breast cancer, early detection & chronic disease mortality