 The American Journal of Health Promotion was created to serve two editorials goals: 1. To reduce the gap between the science and practice of health promotion, and 2. To provide a forum for discussion among the many disciplines involved in health promotion. We believe that striving to achieve these goals will help our field advance at the fastest possible pace. Reducing the gap between the science and practice. Too often, practitioners design programs without full knowledge of what research has already show to be effective and ineffective. As a result, many programs are less effective and more expensive than they should be. Equally common, scientists often conduct research without a clear sense of the real needs and constraints of practice. As a result, much of our research is wasted on irrelevant questions and many important questions are never addressed. We believe we can help to narrow the gap between science and practice can by integrating science and practice in all the work we publish. We strive to integrate science and practice by requiring authors to write in a style that makes sense to both scientists and practitioners. We also require authors to explain the practical and research implications of their work at the end of each article in a section called "SO WHAT!" Additionally, each issue includes a 12 page section called "The Art of Health Promotion" which is dedicated to providing practical information to make programs more effective. Finally, we draw on both scientists and practitioners for our readership, authors and editorial board.
Providing a forum for discussion among diverse disciplines. Advancing
our field is further hampered by fragmentation caused by the many
disciplines involved in health promotion. For example, in designing a
weight control program a nutritionist might focus on the best food to
eat, a physiologist on the amount and type of exercise a psychologist
on the connections between eating and emotions, a physician on
metabolic imbalances, a social worker on work and family factors, an
anthropologist on the influence of societal norms, a teacher on
curriculum exposure, a communication specialist on advertising and
media influences, a political scientist on agricultural subsidy
programs, a city planner on access to sidewalks and parks, and a
transportation engineer on access to public transit an economist on the
relative cost of healthy versus unhealthy foods. The best solution
would be to include input from all of these and other disciplines.
Ultimately, to help the full population achieve optimal health, we need
to create communities that provide all residents with the knowledge,
encouragement, opportunity and resources necessary for ongoing healthy
lifestyle practices. To achieve these goals, we need to draw on the
skills of traditional public health, medical and clinical fields as
well as those who plan and design our communities and the laws and
policies that govern them. To meet this goal of integrating multiple
disciplines The American Journal of Health Promotion strives to engage
diverse disciplines through our broad and diverse editorial content and
editorial board. Our 18 editorial sections include four broad
categories: Interventions, Strategies, Applications and Research
Methods. Original research, literature reviews and editorials Our
reviewers include over 250 of the top scientists and practitioners
drawn from diverse fields. American Journal of Health Promotion
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