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Direct linkPeterson, N. Andrew; Hughey, Joseph – Health Education Research, 2004
Health educators have embraced empowerment as an alternative to traditional frameworks that place greater emphasis on individual health behaviors than socio-political factors that promote or constrain life-style choices. A critical element of empowerment theory for health educators is the participatory process in which people might engage to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Quality of Life, Social Influences, Empowerment
