Reaching hard-to-reach, high-risk populations: Piloting a health promotion and diabetes disease prevention programme on an urban marae in New Zealand

Health Promotion International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-50

  Simmons, David ^a,c   Voyle, Judith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Comm Res and Evaluation Services ^*  (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; High risk population; Maori; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes; Urban marae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037340795     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/18.1.41     Document Type: Article

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