The power and the promise: Working with communities to analyze data, interpret findings, and get to outcomes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1407-1417

  Cashman, Suzanne B ^a   Adeky, Sarah ^b   Allen III, Alex J ⁱ   Corburn, Jason ⁱ   Israel, Barbara A ^c   Montaño, Jaime ^d   Rafelito, Alvin ^b   Rhodes, Scott D ^e   Swanston, Samara ^f   Wallerstein, Nina ^g   Eng, Eugenia ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Ramah Navajo Community   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Chatham Social Health Council   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f Watchperson Project of Greenpoint/Williamsburg   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h IL   (United States)

ⁱ University of Massachusetts Medical School ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POWER ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MICHIGAN; NEW MEXICO; NEW YORK CITY; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 48749127374     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113571     Document Type: Review

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