American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S66-S78 , July 2007

Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity: What Contributes to Dissemination by State Health Departments

  • Ross C. Brownson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Ross C. Brownson, PhD, Saint Louis University, School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, Salus Center 475, St. Louis, MO 63104.
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  • Paula Ballew, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Brian Dieffenderfer, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Obesity Prevention Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Gregory W. Heath, DHSc, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
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  • Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Health Communication Research Laboratory, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Bradford A. Myers, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Marketing, Atlanta, Georgia.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.03.011

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S66-S78 , July 2007

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