Community-Based Interventions

John W. Murphy has a PhD in sociology from Ohio State University. For the past thirty years he has been writing on and working in community-based projects in both the United States and several countries in Latin America. Most recently he worked on a project in Ecuador that was devoted to building a health center in a poor community. Currently he is a professor of sociology at the University of Miami. He is co-author of Symbolization of Globalization, Development and Aging (in production).

• Introduction.- Philosophy and Community-based Interventions.- The Dimensions of a Community.- Community-based Organizations.- A New Epidemiology.- Research and Community.- The Conceptual Flow of a Community-based Project.- Leadership from Below.- Social Interventions and Justice.- Conclusion.