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A behind-the-scenes look at a controversial -- and successful -- public health initiative recounts how Dr. Thomas Frieden, as the health commissioner of New York City in 2002, and his team prohibited smoking in bars, outlawed trans fats in restaurants and attempted to cap the size of soda, revealing how local government can protect its citizens and transform health for everyone. --Publisher's description.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2015Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 320 pages · 9780393248807
- Other · English · 2015W. W. Norton & Company · 310 pages · 9780393071245
Public healthChronic diseasesMedical policyPreventionNew york (n.y.), historyNew york (n.y.), social conditionsMedicine, preventivePreventive Health Services