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Using Community Advisory Boards to Reduce Environmental Barriers to Health in American Indian Communities, Wisconsin, 2007-2012

Description
Describes a project in which community advisory boards (CABs) were established by residents of the Menominee, Lac du Flambeau, and Bad River rural tribal communities and university partners, for the purpose of eliminating barriers to healthy nutrition and physical activity and fostering improvement in overall community health.
Author(s)
Alexandra K. Adams, Jamie R. Scott, Ron Prince, Amy Williamson
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date
09/2014
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Community engagement and volunteerism · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Wisconsin