Strategies for developing a successful community health advocate program

Family and Community Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-49

  Maurana, Cheryl A ^a   Rodney, Marilyn M ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Community health advisor; Community health advocate; Community health volunteer; Community health worker; Community outreach worker; Community academic partnership; Community campus partnership; Community oriented research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000144997     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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