Public health campaigns to change industry practices that damage health: An analysis of 12 case studies

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-249

  Freudenberg, Nicholas ^a   Picard Bradley, Sarah ^b   Serrano, Monica ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for Court Innovation ^*

Author keywords

Advocacy; Corporations; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MASS MEDIA; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 64249086835     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198107301330     Document Type: Article

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