Working with Licensed Cosmetologists to Promote Health: Results from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Pilot Study
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 December 2001
Laura Linnan, Annice Kim, Yvonne Wasilewski, Ann Marie Lee, Jingzhen Yang, Felicia Solomon
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Licensed cosmetologists are in a unique position to serve as "natural helpers" by delivering health messages to their clients and reinforcing those messages over time.
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Licensed cosmetologists are in a unique position to serve as "natural helpers" by delivering health messages to their clients and reinforcing those messages over time. Partnerships with licensed cosmetologists should be developed to deliver salon-based health promotion programs.
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