"This is public health: Recycling counts!" Description of a pilot health communications campaign

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2980-2991

  Chase, Nancy L ^a   Dominick, Gregory M ^a   Trepal, Amy ^a   Bailey, Leanne S ^b   Friedman, Daniela B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Health communication; Public health; Recycling

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAPER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING;

EID: 74549148051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6122980     Document Type: Article

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