The community approach is rooted in the real needs of the communities.

The role of institutions in this approach is to serve and meet the needs of the community, rather than the opposite. It’s not what the institutions want, but what the community wants (bottom-up).

Source (French only): Engagement des communautés francophones : les carrefours santé comme moteurs de participation. Centre régional de recherche et d’intervention en développement économique et communautaire (CRRIDEC), 2012