Exploring the role of community engagement in improving the health of disadvantaged populations: A systematic review

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cyril, Sheila ^a,b   Smith, Ben J ^a   Possamai Inesedy, Alphia ^b   Renzaho, Andre M N ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Culturally and linguistically diverse; Disadvantaged populations; Ethnic minorities; Health

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING; POPULATION MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOICE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MINORITY GROUP; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84981268356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.29842     Document Type: Article

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