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To understand why it is important to evaluate health promotion activities and the principles used in these evaluations.
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Kemm, J., Close, A. (1995). Evaluation of health promotion. In: Health promotion. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12971-3_10
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