Healthy People, Healthy Communities

The use of primary health care as an entry point for community mobilization is explored. Two foci are finding people-based solutions that fit community needs and balancing the needs of people with available resources. Examining closely two Indian field programs that are global leaders in community health programming, this course studies individual and collective empowerment, technologies of participation, process facilitation skills, selection of an entry point, credibility, and participatory decision making.