Influences on the uptake of a population health approach to sexual health programs in Ontario public health units: a qualitative descriptive study.
Aim: Population-level prevention initiatives are the cornerstone of public health practice. However, despite this normative practice, sexual health programming within public health has not utilized this approach to the same extent as other public health programs. Understanding requirements to put a...
| Published in: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 1443 - 1453 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2023
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