Tackling 'wicked' health promotion problems: A New Zealand case study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-94

  Signal, Louise N ^a   Walton, Mat D ^b   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^c   Maddison, Ralph ^c   Bowers, Sharron G ^a   Carter, Kristie N ^a   Gorton, Delvina ^c   Heta, Craig ^d   Lanumata, Tolotea S ^a   McKerchar, Christina W ^d   O'Dea, Des ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^e  

^a Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Te Hotu Manawa Maori   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

comprehensive approaches; intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND;

FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 84873656668     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das006     Document Type: Review

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