Stories of Community Innovation: The 2015 “Out of the Box Prize”

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Discussion

Abstract

The Community Tool Box is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting an Out of the Box Prize to honor innovative and promising approaches to promoting community health and development happening in communities worldwide.

This roundtable discussion will provide a glimpse into the global community of practice—examining how community groups worldwide are engaging in building healthier and more just communities. This may include improving community health, education, urban or rural development; or addressing poverty, the environment, or social justice.

Featured community stories may highlight unique or effective ways of bringing about change, generating or using existing resources, or generating participation and advocacy for change. We will share descriptions of how applicants took action in the community; including assessment, planning, taking action, evaluation, and sustainability of the group’s efforts. Photographs and video from Out of the Box Prize communities will be sought and shared.
We will utilize Twitter during (and leading up to) this session to engage participants and others around the world unable to join in person as we seek to discover and share inspiring and innovative stories of community change and improvement.

Sub Unit

• SCRA Biennial Meeting

Chair

• Christina Holt, University of Kansas

Discussants

• Stephen Fawcett, University of Kansas

• Thomas Wolff, Tom Wolff & Associates

• Jerry Schultz, University of Kansas Work Group for Health Promotion and Community Development

• Vincent Francisco, University of North Carolina at Greensboro