Congregation-based programs to address HIV/AIDS: Elements of successful implementation

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 517-532

  Williams, Malcolm V ^a   Palar, Kartika ^a   Derose, Kathryn Pitkin ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based interventions; Congregation based health programs; Health promotion; HIV AIDS; Prevention; Race Ethnicity; Sexual health; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052964117     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9526-5     Document Type: Article

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