Perceptions of evidence-based programs among community-based organizations tackling health disparities: A qualitative study

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 717-728

  Ramanadhan, Shoba ^a   Crisostomo, Josephine ^a   Alexander Molloy, Jaclyn ^a   Gandelman, Ediss ^a,b   Grullon, Milagro ^a,c   Lora, Vilma ^a,d   Reeves, Chrasandra ^a,e   Savage, Clara ^a,f   Doubeni, Chyke ^a,h   John Hess, E ^a,i   Achille, Erline ^a,j   Baril, Nashira ^a,j   Vish Viswanath, K ^a   Emmons, Karen ^a   Puleo, Elaine ^a,k   Sorensen, Glorian ^a   Andersen, Cassandra ^a   Bruff, Carmenza ^a   Eichel, Elizabeth ^a   Lowery, Lisa ^a   Minsky, Sara ^a   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^g   more..

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Lawrence Community Connections   (United States)

^d YWCA of Greater Lawrence   (United States)

^e Boston Alliance for Community Health   (United States)

^f Common Pathways ^*  (United States)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ Valley Health   (United States)

^j Boston Public Health Commission   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84864925730     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr088     Document Type: Review

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