What makes for sustainable healthy cities initiatives? - A review of the evidence from Noarlunga, Australia after 18 years

Health Promotion International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-265

  Baum, Fran ^a   Jolley, Gwyneth ^a   Hicks, Richard ^b   Saint, Kate ^b   Parker, Steve ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Noarlunga Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health promotion programs; Healthy cities; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; LEADERSHIP; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; UNIVERSITIES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33845252726     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dal023     Document Type: Review

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