Systems change as an outcome and a process in the work of community collaboratives for health

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 255-267

  Emshoff, James G ^a   Darnell, Adam J ^a   Darnell, Doyanne A ^a   Erickson, Steve W ^b   Schneider, Stan ^c   Hudgins, Rebekah ^d  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMSTAR Research   (United States)

^c METIS Associates Inc   (United States)

^d Hudgins Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboratives; Comprehensive community initiatives; Human services; Systems change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249890226     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9110-7     Document Type: Article

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