title: The city government's role in community health improvement.
abstract: Amid increasing pressures to address complex issues not traditionally assigned to localities, Healthy Cities is seen as a powerful model for community improvement and quality-of-life enhancements for individuals and organizations willing to think beyond the traditional local government management models and responsibilities. As a model for community-oriented government, it offers opportunities for fostering a return to "barnraising" concepts, civic responsibility, participation, tailoring solutions to local circumstances, and the transition of local government to governance models.
authors.affiliation: PMW Associates, San Clemente, California, USA. doug@pmwassociates.com
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003256:Community Participation; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009111:Local Government; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology