IN Croydon, health information is not only accessible to health educators. A pioneering approach means that links ha ve been forged with community agencies, and with local public libraries, which serve as useful vehicles for health promotion. In the second part of our series, Sue Lacey Bryant describes how the system was established, how it works, and the positive reactions it has stimulated.
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