Adopting a proactive approach to good health: A way forward for rural Australians

Rural Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-109

  Penman, Joy ^a   Ellis, Bronwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Content; Empowerment; Health promotion; Proactive health approaches; Process and premise reflection; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650039884     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.20.1.98     Document Type: Article

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