Building on theoretical and empirical research, we describe what community power is and why it’s fundamental to structural change and health equity

How the health sector can foster the individual and social outcomes that are key to a community having power

From middle-class prejudice and John Henryism to how power works and what exactly is change

Knowing which theories linking community power and health are backed by empirical research may inform your theory of change

The things that stood out from the 81 articles classified as medium or low quality

Beyond health outcomes, there are changes in the community members involved and the social fabric between them

A synthesis of the many theories on how community power can reduce inequities in health

The research I’ve been doing since February 2020 and how Popay’s 2006 model on community engagement helped

It's messy, some of it is good, and there is an encouraging uniformity to the findings

Looking at the medical literature to see whether having agency (A) and a sense of belonging (B) can change (C) the odds on health