A new framework for childhood health promotion: The role of policies and programs in building capacity and foundations of early childhood health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1688-1696

  Mistry, Kamila B ^a   Minkovitz, Cynthia S ^b   Riley, Anne W ^b   Johnson, Sara B ^a   Grason, Holly A ^b   Dubay, Lisa C ^b   Guyer, Bernard ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS;

EID: 84865682770     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300687     Document Type: Review

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