title: Three ways of talking about health in communities targeted for regeneration: interviews with community professionals.
abstract: Interviews were held with nine peripatetic professionals-district nurses, health visitors and social workers-working in New Deal for Communities (NDC) urban areas in the English West Midlands. They spoke of health in the community in three distinct ways: health as individual and family lifestyle; the local environment and health; and ;life is a struggle for some'. Those who emphasized the individual and family lifestyle approach expressed frustration in their professional role. The two alternative discourses, while recognizing the influence of social determinants of health, were problematic in different ways, reflecting the lack of a clear alternative to the individual and family lifestyle model for public health professions.
authors: Office for National Statistics, Tichford, UK.
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Dalton
authors: Jim
authors: J
authors: Orford
authors: Jayne
authors: J
authors: Parry
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Laburn-Peart
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009313:National Health Programs; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014506:Urban Renewal