The Use of assessment in promoting secondhand smoke policy in a local health jurisdiction

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Gizzi, Cindan ^a   Klementiev, Alexandre ^a   Britt, John ^b   Cruz Uribe, Federico ^c  

^a Tacoma Pierce County Health Department   (United States)

^b Tacoma Pierce County Health Department   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Policy; Secondhand smoke; Surveillance; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MONITORING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SANITATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 62649093142     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181903c29     Document Type: Article

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