Interdisciplinary planning for healthier communities: Findings from the harlem children's zone asthma initiative

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-108

  Spielman, Seth E ^a,b   Golembeski, Cynthia A ^d   Northridge, Mary E ^c   Vaughan, Roger D ^d   Swaner, Rachel ^d   Jean Louis, Betina ^d   Shoemaker, Katherine ^d   Klihr Beall, Sandra ^e   Polley, Eric ^d   Cushman, Linda F ^d   Ortiz, Benjamin ^e   Hutchinson, Vincent E ^e   Nicholas, Stephen W ^e   Marx, Terry ^f   Hayes, Roger ^g   Goodman, Andrew ^g   Sclar, Elliott D ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Harlem Children’s Zone Inc ^*

^d Harlem Children s Zone Inc   (United States)

^e HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^g NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HARLEM; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645801210     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360608976727     Document Type: Article

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