Abstract
Health Promotion Wales is a special health authority, set up in 1987 to promote good health among the three million people of Wales. To this end, the authority initiates, facilitates, supports and guides health promotion activity, including alliances, both locally and nationally.
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© 1998 Helen Howson, John Griffiths and Ann Davies
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Howson, H., Griffiths, J., Davies, A. (1998). Communities for better health: a partnership of national and local agencies. In: Scriven, A. (eds) Alliances in Health Promotion. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14297-2_17
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