Community-Based Health Organizations

Marcia Bayne Smith, D.S.W., is associate professor in Urban Studies at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). She has also taught at Fordham University, New York, and is a national consultant on health policy and program development. Yvonne J. Graham, R.N., M.P.H., Brooklyn's Deputy Borough President, is founder and past president of the Caribbean Women's Health Association, Inc., Brooklyn, New York. She has served on the Public Health Association of New York City's Board of Directors.Sally Guttmacher, Ph.D., is Director of the MPH program in Community Public Health at New York University and Past President of the Public Health Association of New York City. She is on the Board of the Caribbean Women's Health Association and is the President Elect of the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.

• Tables, Figures, and Exhibits. Foreword (Mary E. Northridge).Preface.Acknowledgments.Part One: The Context of Community-Based Health Organizations (CBHOs).1. Historical and Organizational Frameworks of Community-Based Health Organizations in the United States (Marcia Bayne Smith).2. CBHOs: Improving Health Through Community Development (Marcia Bayne Smith)Part Two: Community-Based Health Organizations: Essential Functions and Ongoing Challenges.3. CBHOs: A Research Report (Marcia Bayne Smith, Sally Guttmacher).4. Case Study: The Health Keepers Model of Service Delivery (Yvonne J. Graham).Part Three: The CBHO Environment and Models for the Future 2015. The Political and Economic Management of CBHOs (Marcia Bayne Smith).6. Planning for Sustainability (Yvonne J. Graham).7. The Future of CBHOs: Improving Health Outcomes for Everyone (Marcia Bayne Smith, Yvonne J. Graham).The Authors.Name Index.Subject Index.