Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway – Who, What, When, and How: A Response to Recent Commentaries

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Elisabeth Fosse Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

Kjell Ivar Øvergård Department of Health, Social, and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Borre, Norway

Marit Kristine Helgesen Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway

Steffen Torp Department of Health, Social, and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Borre, Norway

Susanne Hagen Department of Health, Social, and Welfare Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Borre, Norway

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