Government's Role in Promoting Healthy Living

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 492-497

  Whitsel, Laurie P ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Government; Health; Health promotion; Lifestyle behaviors; Policy

Indexed keywords

DIET; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING REGULATION; TOBACCO USE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 85009961755     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.01.003     Document Type: Review

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