A decision-making model for health promotion advocacy: the case for advocacy of drunk driving control measures.
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This paper presents a decision-making model which can help public health professionals justify their decision to advocate for a particular intervention. The model is demonstrated by a case study related to advocacy of Random Breath Testing (RBT). For the purpose of this paper advocacy is a "catch-all word for the set of skills used to create a shift in public opinion and mobilise the necessary resources and forces to support an issue, policy, or constituency..." (Wallack, Dorfman, Jernigan & Themba, 1994).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Promotion & education
دوره 8 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001