A new channel for health promotion: Building trade unions

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-303

  Barbeau, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Goldman, Roberta ^a,c   Roelofs, Cora ^a,b   Gagne, Joshua ^a   Harden, Elizabeth ^a   Conlan, Kathleen ^d   Stoddard, Anne ^e   Sorensen, Glorian ^a,b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America   (United States)

^e NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior Change; Cancer Prevention; Diet; Health Disparities; Intervention Design; Labor Union; Prevention Research; Qualitative Survey; Smoking Control

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER PREVENTION; DIET; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SMOKING; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

EID: 14744303905     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-19.4.297     Document Type: Review

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