Effectiveness of a capacity-building program for community leaders in a healthy living environment: A randomized community-based intervention in rural Vietnam

Health Promotion International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-364

  Hien, Le Thi Thu ^a,b   Takano, Takehito ^a,c   Seino, Kaoruko ^a   Ohnishi, Mayumi ^a   Nakamura, Keiko ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Health of Vietnam   (Viet Nam)

^c WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community leaders; Healthy living environment; Intersectoral collaboration; Participatory style

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; VIET NAM;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SANITATION; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349103176     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan035     Document Type: Article

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