Open AccessUS Public Health Agency Involvement in Youth-Focused Illicit Drug Policy, Planning, and Prevention at the Local Level, 1999–2003
Author(s) -
Duane C. McBride,
Yvonne M. TerryMcElrath,
Curtis J VanderWaal,
Jamie F. Chriqui,
Jana Myllyluoma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.112524
Subject(s) - public health , agency (philosophy) , health policy , environmental health , public policy , deterrence theory , political science , public relations , public administration , business , medicine , sociology , nursing , social science , law
We examined local public health agencies' involvement in community illicit drug policy advocacy and provision related to youths to determine the extent to which public health agencies were involved in local drug policy activities and could potentially provide an infrastructure for policy alternatives.