Partnering Healthy@Work: An Australian university-government partnership facilitating policy-relevant research

Health Promotion International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 964-976

  Jose, Kim ^a   Venn, Alison ^a   Jarman, Lisa ^a   Seal, Judy ^b   Teale, Brook ^b   Scott, Jennifer ^c   Sanderson, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

evaluation; knowledge exchange; mixed methods; Partnership

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TASMANIA; WORKPLACE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; TASMANIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85040116013     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daw033     Document Type: Article

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