Community-based participatory research in Indian country: Improving health through water quality research and awareness

Family and Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Cummins, Crescentia ^a,b,g   Doyle, John ^a,b,c   Kindness, Larry ^a,b,c   Lefthand, Myra J ^b,d   Walk, Urban J Bear Don'T ^b,c,e   Bends, Ada L ^b,g   Broadaway, Susan C ^g   Camper, Anne K ^g   Fitch, Roberta ^b   Ford, Tim E ^h   Hamner, Steve ^g   Morrison, Athalia R ^b,f   Richards, Crystal L ^g   Young, Sara L ^b,g   Eggers, Margaret J ^a,g  

^a Little Big Horn College   (United States)

^b Apsaalooke Water and Wastewater Authority ^*  (United States)

^c Big Horn County Commissioner   (United States)

^d INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^e Fish and Game   (United States)

^f Montana State University Bozeman   (United States)

^g MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Health disparities; Native American; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MONTANA; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77953438517     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3181e4bcd8     Document Type: Article

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