The native comic book project: Native youth making comics and healthy decisions

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Montgomery, Michelle ^a   Manuelito, Brenda ^a   Nass, Carrie ^a   Chock, Tami ^a   Buchwald, Dedra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Alaska native; Health education; Keywords comic books; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

EID: 84863717964     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0311-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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