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. 2000 Mar-Jun;115(2-3):161–166. doi: 10.1093/phr/115.2.161

Community-building: from local wisdom to public policy.

A G Blackwell 1, R Colmenar 1
PMCID: PMC1308706  PMID: 10968749

Abstract

The authors argue that social changes have caused the rupture of communal life in our neighborhoods and that the answer is community-building: strengthening communities holistically, fostering participation and problem-solving, addressing issues of bigotry and poverty, and engaging institutions to work as partners with residents.

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