Maximizing participation of hispanic community-based/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in emergency preparedness

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-317

  Baezconde Garbanati, Lourdes ^a,c   Unger, Jennifer ^a   Portugal, Cecilia ^a   Delgado, Jane L ^b   Falcon, Adolph ^b   Gaitan, Marcela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Alliance for Hispanic Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547225482     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9104-1052-8306-16T0     Document Type: Review

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