The ecological approach in health promotion programs: A decade later

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 437-442

  Kok, Gerjo ^a   Gottlieb, Nell H ^b   Commers, Matthew ^c   Smerecnik, Chris ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecologic approach; Evaluation; Health promotion; Methodology; Prevention research; Social ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LEVEL; COMMUNITY LIVING; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL LEVEL; INTERPERSONAL LEVEL; INTERVIEW; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIETAL LEVEL; SUPRANATIONAL LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149084038     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.6.437     Document Type: Article

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