Title: What is Community Involvement: Five Good Examples - Street Civics
Headings: What is Community Involvement: Five Good Examples
What is Community Involvement: Five Good Examples
What are the Benefits of Community Involvement
Community Involvement in Business
Five Good Examples of Community Involvement
1) Improve Public Health
2) Support Public Education
3) Enhance Environmental Management
4) Reduce Homelessness & Poverty
5) Foster the Arts
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Content: For instance, research out of the University of North Carolina has shown that doctors who incorporate a community perspective provide better care and improve overall public health. Similarly, one review of a Health Extension Program in Ethiopia demonstrated that community education programs can improve awareness of communicable diseases and change behaviors leading to better health outcomes. Community involvement has also shown to improve public education. While more research is needed in this area, initial studies point to a link between higher test scores and engagement from local residents. One 2002 analysis found that academic success is more likely when (among other things) “adults with high standards for achievement guide students’ out-of-school activities.” Research has also revealed that community involvement can improve confidence in public safety. One study published in EcoHealth, for instance, showed that people who participated in a community-based land management program reported better wellbeing in several areas including feeling safer in their local communities. Community involvement has also been shown to improve outcomes in environmental management. For example, research looking at a conservation area in Nepal discovered that a community involvement program helped to educate and empower citizens and local institutions. These changes, in turn, led to more tree diversity and increased animal populations in the Annapurna Conservation Area.