Rev. ed. of: Canadian community as partner / Ardene Robinson Vollman, Elizabeth T. Anderson, Judith McFarlane. 2nd ed. c2008. Canadian version of: Community as partner / Elizabeth T. Anderson, Judith McFarlane. 6th ed. c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Population health promotion: essentials and essence of practice -- Ethics for community practice -- Epidemiology, demography, and community health -- Creating supportive environments for health: the role of social networks -- Developing individual skills: building capacity for individual, collective, and sociopolitical empowerment -- Strengthening community action: public participation and partnerships for health -- Building healthy public policy and introduction to health economics -- Reorienting health services -- Honouring culture and diversity in community practice -- Community health informatics -- Emerging threats to community health -- Model to guide practice -- Community assessment -- Community analysis and diagnosis -- Planning a community health program -- Implementing a community health program -- Evaluating a community health program -- Community profile: exemplar health district -- Assessing the health of communities in northern Canada -- Promoting the health of pregnant women -- Promoting the health of schoolchildren -- Youth engagement in health promotion -- Workplace health promotion -- Promoting the health of vulnerable populations.

"The book is organised in three sections; a theoretical section that sets the stage for how and why we work as partners with the communities we serve; a process section that details the activities of the community process in action; and a third section of stories that tell the tales of working in and with communities from sea to sea"--Provided by publisher.