Improving health equity through theory-informed evaluations: A look at housing first strategies, cross-sectoral health programs, and prostitution policy

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 184-190

  Dunn, James R ^a,b   van der Meulen, Emily ^b   O'Campo, Patricia ^c   Muntaner, Carles ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Multisectoral health improvement; New Zealand; Prostitution; Self determination; Sex work; Supported housing; Theory based evaluation; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSTITUTION; SELF DETERMINATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

NEW ZEALAND; VENEZUELA;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VENEZUELA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL WORK; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84878045843     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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