A chapter entitled ‘Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention and Wellness in Humboldt Park Chicago, The Challenges and Successes of Coalition Building Across Two Organizing Traditions’ co-written by Adam Becker, Katherine Kauffer Christoffel, Jose Luis Rodriguez and José E. López appeared in a recently released book by Rutgers University Press titled ‘Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare’ the chapter explores some of the issues surrounding obesity through the experience of Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention in Humboldt Park (COOP-HP), in Chicago. COOP-HP is a multi sector-coalition of diverse organizations focused on the health and well-being of the predominantly Puerto Rican sections of the Humboldt Park and West Town neighborhoods in the city. The chapter analyzes the issue of organizing around obesity through the application of community coalition action theory.

 

Watch for the book presentation sponsored by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center.