A qualitative exploration of a health trainer programme in two UK primary care trusts

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-31

  Ball, Linda ^a   Nasr, Nasrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health trainer; lay health worker; primary care; public health; qualitative research; service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79251566741     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913910369089     Document Type: Article

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