Reaching for environmental health justice: Canadian experiences for a comprehensive research, policy and advocacy agenda in health promotion

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 453-463

  Masuda, Jeffrey R ^a   Poland, Blake ^b   Baxter, Jamie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; environmental health promotion; environmental justice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CANADA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 78649278972     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq041     Document Type: Review

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