Can a regional government's social inclusion initiative contribute to the quest for health equity?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 474-482

  Baum, Fran ^a,b   Newman, Lareen ^a   Biedrzycki, Katherine ^a,b   Patterson, Jan ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Social Inclusion Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

health equity; healthy public policy; social determinants of health; social inclusion

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78649253643     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq033     Document Type: Review

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