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A Guide to Which Activity to Use When
The activities in this book are good for exploring the
particular environmental health issues of the chapters in
which they are described. And they can also help
you move forward while organizing in your
community. They can:
• help identify problems or start a
conversation about a particular subject
(see pages 59, 69, 72, 260, and 468).
• help a group make decisions or choose
between different needs and options
(see pages 138 and 191).
• help to gather information,
share knowledge, and change
the way we look at our
environment and ourselves
(see pages 50, 54, 90, 391,
and 443).
• help to learn new ideas, to
relearn ideas we already knew
or to learn old ideas in a new
way (see pages 158, 284, 289,
336, and 514).
• help to begin organizing to
solve a particular problem (see
pages 110, 164, 221, and 275).
• help to teach difficult ideas or
understand and resolve conflicts
(see pages 110 and 186).
Some activities can be used together, such as
making community maps during or after a health
walk, or using a role play as part of a needs
assessment activity. What is most important is
that activities help people to gather information,
share knowledge, and deepen understanding.
This will support their organizing,
empowerment, and work to solve the
root causes of community health
problems.
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012