Instead of attacking problems on an individual basis, structures should be built to enable communities to become healthy places for families. Communities must become empowered to determine their priorities and fight for them. (JOW)

Community educators must stress that "community" involves a sense of collective responsibility, with collective defined in a sense that transcends the boundaries of the immediate residential neighborhood. (Author)

Reviews the history of community education as a philosophy, beginning in 1899. Highlights milestone publications and events that have contributed to the growth of the movement. (SK)

Suggests that the following five functions are common to all community advisory councils: fact finding, planning, coordination and communications, activation of new resources, and evaluation. (Author/DN)