Communicating program outcomes to encourage policymaker support for evidence-based state tobacco control

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 12562-12574

  Schmidt, Allison M ^a   Ranney, Leah M ^a   Goldstein, Adam O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Public health; Tobacco control policies; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING REGULATION; UNITED STATES; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORTH CAROLINA; TOBACCO USE CESSATION;

EID: 84915821878     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111212562     Document Type: Article

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