A community-engaged art program for older people: Fostering social inclusion

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-64

  Moody, Elaine ^a   Phinney, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; arts and aging; community gerontology; community engaged arts; social inclusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ART; ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ART; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84857815802     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980811000596     Document Type: Article

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