The making of an interdisciplinary partnership: The case of the chicago food system collaborative

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 113-123

  Suarez Balcazar, Yolanda ^a   Hellwig, Maureen ^b   Kouba, Joanne ^b   Redmond, Ladonna ^c   Martinez, Louise ^a   Block, Daniel ^d   Kohrman, Claire ^e   Peterman, William ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Institute for Community Resource Development   (United States)

^d CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Westside Health Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based research; Food access; Interdisciplinary; University community partnerships

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 33749258362     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-006-9067-y     Document Type: Article

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