title: Community-building: from local wisdom to public policy.
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.
authors.affiliation: PolicyLink, Oakland, California 94607, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Blackwell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colmenar
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012922:Social Change; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States