Statewide Community-based Health Promotion: A North Carolina Model to Build Local Capacity for Chronic Disease Prevention

Background Public health faces major challenges to building state and local infrastructure with the capacity to address the underlying causes of chronic disease. We describe a structured statewide approach to providing technical assistance for local communities to support and develop health promotio...

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Main Authors: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Suzanna Young, RD, MPH, Rosemary L. Ritzman, PhD, MSN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/nov/05_0058.htm