| Pt. I | Theoretical Foundations | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | Primary Health Care | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Epidemiology, Demography, and Community Health | 26 |
| Ch. 3 | Ecologic Connections | 49 |
| Ch. 4 | An Advocacy Approach to Ethics and Community Health | 78 |
| Ch. 5 | Community Empowerment and Healing | 92 |
| Ch. 6 | Cultural Competence in Partnerships With Communities | 116 |
| Ch. 7 | Health Policy for Healthy Cities and Communities | 137 |
| Pt. II | The Process of Community as Partner | 151 |
| Ch. 8 | A Model to Guide Practice | 153 |
| Ch. 9 | Community Assessment | 165 |
| Ch. 10 | Community Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis | 219 |
| Ch. 11 | Planning a Community Health Program | 251 |
| Ch. 12 | Implementing a Community Health Program | 273 |
| Ch. 13 | Evaluating a Community Health Program | 287 |
| Pt. III | Strategies for Health Promotion | 311 |
| Ch. 14 | Diversity in Practice | 313 |
| Ch. 15 | Promoting Healthy Partnership With Refugees and Immigrants | 321 |
| Ch. 16 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With Schools | 330 |
| Ch. 17 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With Faith Communities | 345 |
| Ch. 18 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With Homeless Populations | 357 |
| Ch. 19 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships in the Workplace | 366 |
| Ch. 20 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With Community Elders | 378 |
| Ch. 21 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With Rural Populations | 393 |
| Ch. 22 | Promoting Healthy Partnerships With the Chronically Ill | 402 |
| Postscript | 411 |
| Appendixes | 414 |
| Index | 425 |