Peer Power: How Dare County, North Carolina, is addressing chronic disease through innovative programming

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-467

  Thomas, Anne B ^a   Ward, Ellie ^b  

^a Dare County Health Department   (United States)

^b Dare Home Health and Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease prevention; Health education; Management development; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NUTRITION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SKILL; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33747458438     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200609000-00010     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Profile of Dare County. Report by the North Carolina Institute for Public Health. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2004.
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4. Davis MV, Temby JRE. Evaluation of the Peer Power Program for the Dare County Health Department. North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2004.
5. North Carolina Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke 1999-2003. North Carolina Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; 1999.