The farm as a setting for health promotion: Results of a needs assessment in South Central Alberta

Health and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-43

  Thurston, Wilfreda E ^a   Blundell Gosselin, Heather Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Kelly   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological model; Farm; Health promotion; Settings

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH POLICY; RURAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644286105     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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