title: Community forums promote health awareness.
abstract: In order to encourage citizens to take a more active role in their health care management, a 464-bed community hospital presented a series of 12 health forums during a two-year period. A multidisciplinary panel of speakers was gathered to discuss specific health-related topics. The following article details the selection of forum topics, the general structure of the forums, use of publicity, audiovisual support, cost, and implications for planning further series.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodrow
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wheat
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006266:Health Education; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D011641:Public Relations