Can lay health trainers increase uptake of NHS Health Checks in hard-to-reach populations? A mixed-method pilot evaluation

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 226-233

  Visram, S ^a,b   Carr, S M ^b,c   Geddes, L ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

circulatory disease; public health; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930716856     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu041     Document Type: Article

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