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Peer reviewedMcCormack, Cathy – Community Development Journal, 1993
The health problems caused by damp housing in Glasgow, Scotland, led to a grass-roots community action campaign that improved living conditions. A second step was preventive health measures and research into other causes of ill health in disadvantaged areas. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
