Applying Health Education Theory to Patient Safety Programs: Three Case Studies

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Gilkey, Melissa B ^a   Earp, Jo Anne L ^b   French, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

community participation; health education; health education theory; intervention campaigns; patient safety; program planning; risk perception; social marketing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; RISK; SAFETY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PERCEPTION; RISK; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 51649099777     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839907312703     Document Type: Article

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