Food security in older adults: Community service provider perceptions of their roles

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-328

  Keller, Heather H ^a   Dwyer, John J M ^a,b   Edwards, Vicki ^b   Senson, Christine ^b   Edward, H Gayle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Hamilton Public Health Services

Author keywords

Aging; Food insecurity; Older adults; Service providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ONTARIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 43149122727     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.4.317     Document Type: Article

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