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Prevalence of health promotion programs in primary health care units in Brazil

Luiz Roberto Ramos, Déborah Carvalho Malta, Grace Angélica de Oliveira Gomes, M Bracco, Alex Antônio Florindo, Grégore Iven Mielke, Diana C. Parra, Felipe Lobelo, Eduardo J. Simões, Pedro Curi Hallal

Revista de Saúde Pública · 2014 · 54 citations · 13 references

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Our study showed that most primary care units have in place health promotion programs. Public policies are needed to strengthen primary care services and improve training of health providers to meet the goals of the agenda for health promotion in Brazil.

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