Improving health outcomes through community empowerment: A review of the literature

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-120

  Laverack, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Domains; Empowerment; Health outcomes; Power; Review literature

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33745595870     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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