From projects to policy: 'Healthy Cities' as a mechanism for policy change for health?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-322

  Goumans, Marleen ^a   Springett, Jane ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Healthy Cities; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; NETHERLANDS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031444750     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/12.4.311     Document Type: Article

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