Innovative strategies targeting obesity and non-communicable diseases in South Africa: What can we learn from the private healthcare sector?

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 141-149

  Lambert, E V ^a   Kolbe Alexander, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Financial incentives; Health insurance; Lower and middle income countries; Wellness programmes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FITNESS; FOOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PURCHASING; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LIFESTYLE; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84886235417     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12094     Document Type: Article

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