Developing built environment programs in local health departments: Lessons learned from a nationwide mentoring program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Rube, Kate ^a   Veatch, Maggie ^a   Huang, Katy ^b   Sacks, Rachel ^a,c   Lent, Megan ^a   Goldstein, Gail P ^a   Lee, Karen K ^a  

^a Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevetion and Tobacco Control   (United States)

^b Division of Health Care Access and Improvement   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; TEACHER; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MENTORS; NEW YORK CITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84898657187     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301863     Document Type: Article

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