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Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Tackling the Tobacco and Obesity Epidemics

In response to the illness and death caused by preventable chronic diseases, the US Department of Health and Human Services created Communities Putting Prevention to Work to support community efforts in tackling tobacco use and obesity through policy, systems, and environmental change. As part of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Parekh, Anand K., Scott, Alicia Richmond, McMahon, Catherine, Teel, Calvin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4060876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24921902
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140134
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Sumario:In response to the illness and death caused by preventable chronic diseases, the US Department of Health and Human Services created Communities Putting Prevention to Work to support community efforts in tackling tobacco use and obesity through policy, systems, and environmental change. As part of this program, 10 national nonprofit organizations with prevention expertise were funded and matched with specific community objectives. Most tobacco and obesity-related matched objectives were successfully accomplished by communities. Public–private partnerships should be considered when addressing chronic disease prevention.