A decolonizing approach to health promotion in Canada: The case of the Urban Aboriginal Community kitchen garden project

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-173

  Mundel, Erika ^a   Chapman, Gwen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Decolonization; Traditional healing practices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POPULATION GROUPS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77952947186     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq016     Document Type: Article

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