Boundary workers and the management of frustration: A case study of two Healthy City partnerships

Health Promotion International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-276

  Stern, Ruth ^a   Green, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community participation; Partnerships; Power imbalance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COMMUNITY; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKER;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FRUSTRATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 24344479247     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dai011     Document Type: Article

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