Evaluation of a community-based health promotion program for the elderly: Lessons from Seniors CAN

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Collins, Claudia C ^a   Benedict, Jamie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging Wellness; Community Based Education; Elderly; Health Promotion Aging; Loneliness; Mastery; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LONELINESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; STUDENT T TEST; WELLBEING; AGING; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RACE; SKILL;

EID: 33748470448     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.1.45     Document Type: Article

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