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. 2004 May;58(5):361-5.
doi: 10.1136/jech.2003.018051.

Advocacy for public health: a primer

S Chapman  1
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Advocacy for public health: a primer

S Chapman. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2004 May.

Abstract

Public health advocacy is the strategic use of news media to advance a public policy initiative, often in the face of opposition.

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