Developing a Health Promotion Program for Faith‐Based Communities

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 61-69

  Kotecki, Catherine Nuss ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of Stratford   (United States)

Author keywords

Community programs; Health promotion; Parish nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0036550741     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200204000-00011     Document Type: Article

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