Garnering Partnerships to Bridge Gaps Among Mental Health, Health Care, and Public Health

Integrating mental health and public health chronic disease programs requires partnerships at all government levels. Four examples illustrate this approach: 1) a federal partnership to implement mental health and mental illness modules in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; 2) a state pa...

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Main Authors: Elsie Freeman, MD, MPH, Letitia Presley-Cantrell, PhD, MEd, Valerie J. Edwards, PhD, Sharrice White-Cooper, MPH, Kenneth S. Thompson, MD, Stephanie Sturgis, MPH, Janet B. Croft, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/jan/09_0127.htm