Elaborating on systems thinking in health promotion practice

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Naaldenberg, Jenneken ^a   Vaandrager, Lenneke ^a   Koelen, Maria ^a   Wagemakers, Anne Marie ^a   Saan, Hans ^b   de Hoog, Kees ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Division Communication and Innovation Studies ^*

Author keywords

collaboration; complexity; health promotion; systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 67849089175     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975908100749     Document Type: Article

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