Service learning: A vehicle for building health equity and eliminating health disparities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S38-S43

  Sabo, Samantha ^a   De Zapien, Jill ^a   Teufel Shone, Nicolette ^a   Rosales, Cecilia ^a   Bergsma, Lynda ^a   Taren, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARIZONA; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923668425     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302364     Document Type: Review

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