New York State's "Assets Coming Together (ACT) for Youth": A statewide approach effects community change

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages

  Riser, Marta H ^a   Mesler, Kristine ^a   Tallon, Thomas C ^a   Birkhead, Guthrie S ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy prevention; HIV prevention; New York State; Public health; Youth development; Youth services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33750055751     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200611001-00009     Document Type: Review

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