Health educators' role in promoting health literacy and advocacy for the 21st century

Journal of School Health

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 477-482

  Tappe, Marlene K ^a   Galer Unti, Regina A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035752772     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb07284.x     Document Type: Article

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