Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study
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Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study
This paper examines Head Start parents' perceptions of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices and Head Start administrators' perceptions of the needs of parents they serve. To address the preventive health of the population, it is necessary that we explore perceptions, risks, and protective factors of preventive health. Focus groups were conducted with parents and administrators to eli...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Preventive Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-8784
DOI: 10.5402/2013/189180