Connecting for Health Literacy: Health Information Partners

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-88

  Pomerantz, Karyn L ^a   Muhammad, Abdul Ali ^b   Downey, Stacey ^c   Kind, Terry ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Project of Intermediate Advocates (PIA)   (United States)

^c OSSE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

coalitions; health information outreach; health literacy; Internet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77649206875     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908318166     Document Type: Article

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