Selected Methodological Issues in Evaluating Community-Based Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs
Thomas D. Koepsell,Edward H. Wagner,A. C. Cheadle,Donald L. Patrick,D. C. Martin,Paula Diehr,Edward B. Perrin,Alan R. Kristal,C. H. Allan-Andrilla,L. J. Dey +9 more
TL;DR: An important recent trend in health promotion and disease prevention has been the increasing number and scope of communitybased interventions aimed at entire populations.
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Abstract: An important recent trend in health promotion and disease prevention has been the increasing number and scope of communitybased interventions. These programs are aimed at entire populations, which are usually geographically defined, and they attempt to change health behavior and disease risk through mass media campaigns, activation of existing community organizations, or changes in the physical or sociocultural environment. Several large programs of this kind have been
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