Application of Qualitative Methods in Program Planning for Health Promotion Interventions

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 234-242

  Farquhar, Stephanie Ann ^a   Parker, Edith A ^b   Schulz, Amy J ^c   Israel, Barbara A ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

community based participatory research; program planning; public health training; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33750683620     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839905278915     Document Type: Article

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