To Give Their Gifts

Richard A. Couto

Description

Democracy needs the extraordinary efforts of ordinary people. The experiences of the twelve creative community health leaders, which this book presents, provide excellent examples of innovative democratic leadership. To Give Their Gifts recaptures the neglected narratives of democracy. It places community and mutual responsibility for one another at the center of democratic leadership, explains health care as social justice, and asserts the belief that everyone has the "gifts"--and the right--to contribute to community.

Sujets

• Social Work
• Public Policy
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Sociology

Informations

• Publié par: Vanderbilt University Press
• Date de parution: 31 août 2002
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780826591586
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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TO GIVE THEIR GIFTS Health, Communi ty, and Democracy

R I C H A R D A . C O U T O , . E E C K E NT H W I N I S T E P H A

To Give Their Gifts Health, Community, and Democracy

To Give Their Gifts

Health, Community, and Democracy

Richard A. Couto with Stephanie C. Eken

Vanderbilt University Press N A S H V I L L E

© 2002 Vanderbilt University Press All rights reserved First Edition 2002

This book is printed on acid-free paper. Manufactured in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Couto, Richard A., 1941- To give their gifts : health, community, and democracy / Richard A. Couto with Stephanie C. Eken.— 1st ed. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8265-1410-3 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-8265-1411-1 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Community health services—United States 2. Civic leaders—United States. [DNLM: 1. Community Health Services—organization & administration—United States— Biography. 2. Democracy—United States. 3. Leadership— United States—Biography. 4. Cultural Diversity—United States. 5. Interpersonal Relations—United States. WA 546 AA1 C87G 2002] I. Eken, Stephanie C. II. Title. RA445 .C68 2002 362.1’2’0973—dc21 2002006638

To the next generation of democratic leaders, for whom Brenda Butler Hamlett, Louise Lyles, and James Roundtree left a bright legacy and shining example, reflected in this book.

contents

preface

acknowledgments

introduction Democracy and the Crisis of Health Care in the United States

part i The Practice of Community Health and Democratic Leadership

1 All People Have Intrinsic Value

Lorelei DeCora Native American Diabetes Program

Juan Romagoza La Clinica del Pueblo

2 Cultural Diversity Is a Strength

Mary Taylor Atum Healthy Powderhorn

Sherry Hirota Asian Health Services

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To Give Their Gifts

3 The Right to Self-Determination

Judy Panko Reis Health Resource Center for Women with Disabilities

Jackie Reed Westside Health Authority

4 Mutuality and Interdependency

James Hotz Southwest Georgia Community Health Institute

Peter Lee The Ecumenical AIDS Ministry

5 The Responsibility of Participation

Neil Calman Institute for Urban Family Health

Barbara Garcia Salud para la Gente

6 Education, Employment, and Health

Carol Ann Bonds Kids as Agents of Change

Ron Brown Odyssey House

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Contemts

part ii The Principles of Community Health and Innovative Democratic Leadership

7 Health: Communal Bonds of Social Goods

8 Leadership: Making Significant Change

conclusion Retelling the Gift Relationship

afterword

references

index

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