Consumer Participation and Community Organization Practice

This paper reviews ten federal health laws from the perspective of the extent to which consumer participation had been incorporated as an integral aspect of health program, identifies some issues and dilemmas of implementing consumer participation activities, and offers suggestions for the involvement of consumer advocates. The review of the laws showed uncertainty of outcomes, conflicting philosophies, conflicting purposes, conflicting strategies, and conflicts relating to representativeness, legitimacy and consumer role. Despite the inconsistent record of Congress to legislate consumer participation, two recent health laws, P.L. 93-641 and Title III of P.L. 94-63, appear to offer major opportunities in promoting consumer involvement in planning and policy development activities. However, because these laws continue to delegate the responsibility for implementing consumer involvement programs to providers, established institutions and state agencies, consumer advocates are urged to increase their knowledge of the laws and to assist consumers to realize their right of self-determination. The cause is worthy and represents a desirable goal for public health--and in the final analysis, for the survival of our democratic society

Business · Consumer Advocacy · Consumer protection · Delegate · Democracy · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Public participation · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science) · Law · Marketing · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Public Administration · Public Health Policies and Education

• C. Health Services Management And Policy Bibliography

  Open Access•Lois Friss•Review of Policy Research•1985

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• Self-Help Groups and Consumer Participation

  Open Access•Alf Trojan, Edith Halves et al.•Journal of Voluntary Action…•1986

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• Client participation in CMHC program evaluation

  Open Access•Charles Windle, Nancy C Paschall•Community Mental Health Journal•1981

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• Consumer participation in health planning

  Godfrey M Hochbaum•American Journal of Public Health…•1969

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• Involving the urban poor in health services through accommodation--the employment of neighborhood representatives

  Jennifer Kent, J A Kent et al.•American Journal of Public Health…•1967

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• The Impact of Prepaid Group Practice on American Medical Care

  Open Access•Merwyn R Greenlick•The Annals of the American…•1972

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• The Nation's Health

  Open Access•Anne R Somers•The Annals of the American…•1972

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• The Politics of Community Medicine Projects

  JEOFFRY B GORDOX•Medical Care•1969

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• Consumer Participation and Social Accountability

  Jonathan M Metsch, James E Veney•Medical Care•1976

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