Community readiness for prevention: Applying stage theory to multi-community interventions

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-46

  Engstrom, Mark ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^b   Townsend, Stephanie M ^a   Pokorny, Steven B ^b   Curie, Carrie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Fining minors; Illegal sales; Readiness; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036437191     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v24n01_03     Document Type: Article

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