The value of microgrants for community-based health promotion: Two models for practice and policy

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-96

  Hartwig, Kari A ^a,b   Bobbitt Cooke, Mary ^c   Zaharek, Margot M ^d   Nappi, Susan ^e   Wykoff, Randolph F ^f   Katz, David L ^a,b  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d Department of Health and Social Services ^*  (United States)

^e GRIFFIN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Project HOPE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Health promotion; Healthy People 2010; Microgrants; Public health management; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CONNECTICUT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NORTH CAROLINA; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33644873443     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200601000-00015     Document Type: Article

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