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purpose scope article reviews health social science research relevant role powerlessness risk factor disease role empowerment healthenhancing strategy research literature surveyed includes studies address key concepts fields social epidemiology occupational health stress research social psychology community psychology social support networks community competence community organizing definitions provided operationalize sometimes looselyapplied terms important findings powerlessness lack control destiny emerges broadbased risk factor disease empowerment though difficult evaluate also demonstrated important promoter health major conclusions given importance currency concepts powerlessness empowerment model empowerment education proposed healthpromotion practitioners measurement empowerment raises issues researchers test multiple personal community changes may result empowering education intervention