Community organizing network for environmental health: Using a community health development approach to increase community capacity around reduction of environmental triggers

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 41-58

  Parker, Edith A ^a   Chung, Lynna K ^a   Israel, Barbara A ^a   Reyes, Angela ^b   Wilkins, Donele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation   (United States)

^c Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Community capacity; Community health development; Community based participatory research; Environmental health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 77951249906     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-010-0207-7     Document Type: Article

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