Benefits of Standardized Diabetes and Hypertension Screening Forms at Community Screening Events

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Graham, Garth N ^a   Kim, Soo ^a   James, Barbara ^a   Reynolds, Gladys ^b   Buggs, Georgia ^a   Hunter, Mildred ^a   Davis, Willie ^c   Welsh, Valerie ^a   Bourne, Khandi ^d   Payne, Kermit ^e   Primas, Marion E ^f   Burwell, Audrey ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Health and Wellness Issues Committee of the National Association of Black Social Workers   (United States)

^d National Organization of Concerned Black Men   (United States)

^e JoshuaGroup   (United States)

^f HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; data collection; diabetes; health disparities; hypertension; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33645065902     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839905283890     Document Type: Article

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