New beginnings: Stakeholder perspectives on the role of health trainers

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 224-230

  South, Jane ^a   Woodward, Jenny ^a   Lowcock, Diane ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Evaluation; Health trainers; Personal support; Public health workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548751297     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007081791     Document Type: Article

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