Wellness and liberation in the lives of culturally diverse communities: phase-one of the community wellness project

Totikidis, Vicky and Robertson, Donna (2003) Wellness and liberation in the lives of culturally diverse communities: phase-one of the community wellness project. Discussion Paper. unpublished. (Unpublished)

Abstract

The promotion of wellness and liberation in culturally diverse communities requires input from a wide range of community stakeholders including community members and community service providers/professionals. Collaboration with community members enables a grounded understanding of diverse community needs and facilitates the translation of values into action. In this paper we discuss two qualitative research projects, which employed a holistic model of wellness/well-being to explore perceptions of well-being among diverse community members and service providers/professionals from the St Albans region. The general aim of the studies was to gain a theoretical and practical understanding of well-being for this community. Findings from both projects support the utility of the model in generating a rich dialogue on factors that may lead us closer to community wellness and liberation.

Additional Information

Paper addressing the themes of the 9th Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, June 2003, Las Vegas, New Mexico

Item type Monograph (Discussion Paper)
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/958
Subjects Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for International Corporate Governance Research
Historical > RFCD Classification > 370000 Studies in Human Society
Keywords Community wellness, praxis, community members, multicultural community, qualitative research
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