Micro grants as a stimulus for community action in residential health programmes: A case study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-242

  Schmidt, M ^a   Plochg, T ^a   Harting, J ^a   Klazinga, N S ^a   Stronks, K ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community action; Health programmes; Micro grants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; INVESTMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 68849104660     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap017     Document Type: Article

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