The Public Health Responsibility Deal: Brokering a deal for public health, but on whose terms?

Health Policy

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 163-173

  Panjwani, Clare ^a   Caraher, Martin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Food industry; Obesity; Public health; Public private partnership; Responsibility Deal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DOCUMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LEADERSHIP; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

FOOD INDUSTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84892673401     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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