How do we translate science into public health policy and law?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 22-32

  Fielding, Jonathan E ^a   Marks, James S ^b   Myers, Bradford W ^c   Nolan, Patricia A ^d   Rawson, Raymond D ^e   Toomey, Kathleen E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Nevada Legislature ^*  (United States)

^e Nevada Legislature   (United States)

^f Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; WATER;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FLUORIDATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION; PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TOBACCO; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036770105     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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