Building capacity for evidence-based practice in the health promotion workforce: Evaluation of a train-the-trainer initiative in NSW

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-154

  Lloyd, Beverley ^a,d   Rychetnik, Lucie ^a   Maxwell, Michelle ^b   Nove, Trish ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Health promotion; Training the trainer; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 69849105407     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09151     Document Type: Article

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