Making the Blue Zones: Neoliberalism and nudges in public health promotion

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 374-382

  Carter, Eric D ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Health promotion; Iowa; Libertarian paternalism; Neoliberalism; Place effects; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IOWA; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84939980542     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.01.019     Document Type: Article

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