Faith wellness collaboration: A community-based approach to address type II diabetes disparities in an african-american community

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 360-375

  Austin, Sandra A ^a   Claiborne, Nancy ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Black church; Collaboration; Community based participatory research; Cultural competence; Diabetes self management

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79957916571     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2011.567128     Document Type: Article

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