Defining and operationalizing capacity for heart health promotion in Nova Scotia, Canada

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-49

  Joffres, Christine ^a,g   Heath, Stephanie ^b   Farquharson, Jane ^c   Barkhouse, Kari ^d   Hood, Robert ^e   Latter, Celeste ^b   MacLean, David R ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Heart Health Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^c Heart Stroke Found of Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^d Public Health Services   (Canada)

^e THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g Sch of Hlth Serv Administration   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heart health promotion; Nova Scotia; Organizational capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NOVA SCOTIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 1642267592     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah106     Document Type: Article

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