Engaging with nature to promote health: Bridging research silos to examine the evidence

Health Promotion International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-108

  Hansen Ketchum, Patricia A ^a,b   Halpenny, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ecological health; environment and public health; evidence based; health promotion discourse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79551698262     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq053     Document Type: Review

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