The boston safe shops project-preliminary findings of a case study in applying the 10 essential services of public health to building environmental health capacity

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Shoemaker, Paul A ^a   Skogstrom, Tiffany ^a   Shea, John ^a   Bethune, Leon ^a  

^a Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; TRAINING;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547444930     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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