Organizational capacity for community development in regional health authorities: A conceptual model

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-298

  Germann, Kathy ^a   Wilson, Doug ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Community development; Front line workers; Organizational capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; COOPERATION; EMPOWERMENT; EVALUATION; FRONT LINE WORKER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; INDEPENDENCE; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB DESIGN; LEADERSHIP; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WELLBEING; WORKER;

CANADA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 4444253683     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah303     Document Type: Article

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