title: Might we practice what we'ved preached? Thoughts on the special issue papers.
abstract: Commentary on the papers of the special issue identifies and discusses four themes: 1) strategies to bridge the gap between science and practice, 2) sources of community science questions of interest, 3) choice and quality of methods, and 4) epistemology and useful language for community science. The commentary identifies some limitations in the models proposed by the special issue authors, and proposes renewed attention to ecology, context and process in community change initiatives, calling for a common set of community level measures as one strategy to advance a community centered science agenda.
authors.affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 45556, USA. jlinney@nd.edu
authors.forename: Jean Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Linney
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D004463:Ecology; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D012931:Social Environment