Assumptions and Values of Community Health Psychology
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Health Psychology
- Vol. 9 (2) , 323-333
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105304040897
Abstract
There is a need to widen the practice of health psychologists to include the theories and methods of community psychology and an awareness of contemporary issues in community health. The aim of such a community health psychology would be both to deepen our understanding of the aetiology of health and illness in society and to develop strategies that will contribute to a reduction in human suffering and an improvement in quality of life. The aim of this article is to review the background and assumptions of community health psychology and to consider some values that would underlie such an approach.Keywords
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