title: Constructing an action agenda for community  empowerment at the 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Nairobi.
abstract: This report describes an action agenda for community empowerment developed by participants at the 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Nairobi. It outlines gaps and barriers in enabling community empowerment; including those related to institutional capacity, institutional relationships to the community, and institutional responses to the social structure of the community. The report features nine recommended actions to enhance community control of health promotion initiatives, develop sustainable resources for community health efforts, and support implementation and build evidence for health promotion effectiveness. Implementing these recommended actions can enhance community empowerment and help close the implementation gap in health promotion.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue 4082 Dole Center, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. sfawcett@ku.edu
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: Palitha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abeykoon
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Madhumita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobe
authors.forename: Lark
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galloway-Gilliam
authors.forename: Leandris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liburd
authors.forename: Davison
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Munodawafa
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D040241:Social Marketing