Facilitators, challenges, and collaborative activities in faith and health partnerships to address health disparities

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-679

  Kegler, Michelle C ^a   Hall, Sarah M ^a   Kiser, Mimi ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coalitions; collaboration; community partnerships; faith based organization; health disparities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RACE; RELIGION; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RELIGION; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957911518     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110363882     Document Type: Article

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