Wellness in Tillery: A community-built program

Family and Community Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Barnard, Sherita ^a   Dunn, Shannon ^a   Reddic, Erin ^a   Rhodes, Kelly ^a   Russell, Jennifer ^a   Tuitt, Tamika Smith ^a   Velde, Beth P ^a,b   Walden, Jennifer ^a   Wittman, Peggy Prince ^a   White, Kimberly ^a  

^a School of Allied Health   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Community health; Community built approach; Elder health; Health; Occupational therapy; Qualitative research; Quality of life; Wellness program

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 14644430890     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200404000-00008     Document Type: Article

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