Using community-based participatory research to reduce health disparities in east and central Harlem

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 368-374

  Horowitz, Carol R ^a   Arniella, Agueda ^b   James, Sherline ^c   Bickell, Nina A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Renaissance Health Care Network   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Chronic disease; Community; Community based participatory research; Grants; Health disparities; Latino; Self management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 10944219725     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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