Community Action

A tool for Community Health Promotion and Sustainability

Abstract

This paper focused on providing an overview of the place of strengthening community action for the effective delivery of community health promotion activities. The paper highlighted the evolution of community action and its integration into health promotion as a strategy that forms the pivot upon which all community health action depends. Also, it x-rayed the strategies for effective community action and barriers to its achievement. The paper concluded by showcasing the contemporary health promotion issues that can benefit maximally from community action to ensure that Nigeria maximizes the gains of health promotion to significantly improve public healthcare delivery and prepare a community of competent citizens with resilience in the face of public health challenges.