The Primary Care Nutrition Training Program: An Approach to Communication on Behavior Change

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 761-768

  Levy, Joslyn ^a   Harris, Jeff ^b   Darby, Pamella ^b   Sacks, Rachel ^b   Dumanovsky, Tamara ^b   Silver, Lynn ^b  

^a Joslyn Levy and Associates LLC   (United States)

^b Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease; continuing education; health promotion; nutrition; primary care; quality improvement; training; urban health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84856143708     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839909349181     Document Type: Article

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