Journal article
Community Development Approaches to Heart Health Promotion: A Geographical Perspective
Abstract
This paper reports results of a qualitative study of community development approaches to heart health promotion in Ontario. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a substantial proportion of the burden of illness experienced by western industrialized countries. Biomedical research has implicated lifestyle choices and socioeconomic conditions as primary determinants of CVD. There has been a resultant shift from curative to preventive/health …
Authors
Robinson KL; Elliott SJ
Journal
The Professional Geographer, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 283–295
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
May 1, 1999
DOI
10.1111/0033-0124.00165
ISSN
0033-0124