Local health department partnerships with faith-based organizations

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 258-265

  Zahner, Susan J ^a   Corrado, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Arbor Covenant Church   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; faith based organizations; local health departments; partnership

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 4544298382     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200405000-00010     Document Type: Article

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