Building partnerships for healthy environments: research, leadership and education
Susan Thompson A D , Jennifer Kent B and Claudine Lyons C
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
B Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
C New South Wales Ministry of Health, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: s.thompson@unsw.edu.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25(3) 202-208 https://doi.org/10.1071/HE14039
Submitted: 29 May 2014 Accepted: 10 August 2014 Published: 1 December 2014
Key words: collaboration, interdisciplinary, partnerships, planning, preventive health.
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