Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

The family Re-Union initiative: a springboard for family-centered community building, locally and nationally.

Full Abstract

Family Re-Union is an ongoing conference series and family policy initiative launched in 1992 by Al and Tipper Gore. It has been the springboard for a new wave of family-centered community building efforts, including the development of an educational program to prepare a new generation of community builders. We summarize the history of this family-centered community building movement and discuss how it builds upon and differs from earlier approaches to community development. We describe Family Re-Union and some of the ongoing work it has fueled. And we suggest ways family professionals can take part in this work.

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Author information

Author/s: Erickson, Martha Farrell (MF); Louv, Richard (R);

Affiliation: Children, Youth & Family Consortium, University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center, Suite 270A, 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. cyfc(-atsign-)umn.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Family process (Fam Process), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 41 (issue 4) : pp 569-78

Dates: Created 2003/03/04; Completed 2003/05/15; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12613116, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Community Health Planning - organization & administration Education, Professional Family Health Health Plan Implementation - organization & administration

Health Plan Implementation - organization & administration Humans Social Change United States

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