Politics and prospects for health promotion in England: Mainstreamed or marginalised?

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-531

  Wills, Jane ^a   Evans, David ^c   Samuel, Alex Scott ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Multidisciplinary public health; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LAW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57049146755     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802543775     Document Type: Article

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