A community participatory oral health promotion program in an inner-city latino community

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-41

  Watson, Maria Rosa ^a   Horowitz, Alice M ^b   Garcia, Isabel ^b   Canto, Maria T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factors interventions; Central Americans; Child; Community dentistry; Community intervention research; Community based research; Hispanics; Immigrants; Latinos; Participatory health promotion; Public health dentistry; Public health partnerships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DENTAL CARIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH FAIRS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECORDS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035655963     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03353.x     Document Type: Article

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