Physical activity promotion: A local and state health department perspective

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-298

  Simon, Paul ^a   Gonzalez, Eloisa ^a   Ginsburg, David ^b   Abrams, Jennifer ^b   Fielding, Jonathan ^a  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Local health departments; Physical activity promotion; State health departments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349986467     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.006     Document Type: Note

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