Established in 1986, the American Journal of Health Promotion was the first peer-reviewed publication devoted exclusively to health promotion. More than 20 years later it remains true to its original goals.

• Provide a Forum for the many diverse disciplines that contribute to health promotion
   
• Reduce the gap between health promotion research and practice by delivering the most current and relevant research in the field while addressing its practical application.

Almost half of all premature deaths in the United States and other developed countries are caused by lifestyle related problems.  We can prevent many of these deaths and enhance quality of life for millions of people if we can help them exercise regularly, eat nutritious foods, avoid tobacco and excess alcohol, learn to manage stress, enhance social networks and economic conditions, clarify lifestyle values, and achieve a sense of fulfillment in their intellectual pursuits.

The goal of our organization is to raise the standard of health promotion research and practice through publications, meetings and public service. 

The American Journal of Health Promotion, was launched in 1986 as the first peer reviewed journal devoted to health promotion and it remains the largest, with subscribers in all 50 United States and about 40 other countries.  Our editorial goal is to provide a forum for the many diverse disciplines that contribute to health promotion and to reduce the gap between health promotion research and practice.

Our public service efforts include the formation of the Health Promotion Research Foundation, creation of the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. Award, the American Journal of Health Award at Seoul Foreign School, providing advice to national health promotion organizations, creating a grassroots effort to build health promotion into the national agenda and participating in international health promotion efforts.

Staff

Michael P. O'Donnell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Editor in Chief and President

Valerie James
Office Manager

Belinda Berk
Customer Service Coordinator

Patti Weber
Advertising and Conference Marketing Manager

Danielle J. Price, MA
Managing Editor

Debby Mosher
Assistant Managing Editor

Lucia Borja
Subscription Fulfillment Coordinator

Editorial Board

Editor in Chief
Michael P. O’Donnell, PhD, MBA, MPH

Associate Editors in Chief
Jennie Kronenfeld, PhD, Arizona State
Shirley Musich, PhD, Ingenix
Kerry J. Redican, PhD, MPH, Virginia Tech
Margaret Schneider, PhD, University of California, Irvine

Section Editors
Interventions
Fitness: Barry A. Franklin, PhD, Beaumont Hospital Rehabilitation Health Center
Medical Self-Care: Lucy Marion, PhD, RN, Medical College of Georgia
Mind-Body Health:  Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc), University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Nutrition: Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, Emory University
Social Health: Kenneth R. McLeroy, PhD, Texas A & M System Health Science Center
Smoking Control: Michael P. Eriksen, ScD, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Spiritual Health: Larry S. Chapman, MPH, Chapman Institute
Stress Management: Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Lancaster University
Tobacco Control: Michael P. Eriksen, ScD, Georgia State University
Weight Control: Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, Yale University

Strategies
Behavior Change: James O. Prochaska, PhD, University of Rhode Island Cancer Prevention Research Center
Culture Change: Daniel Stokols, PhD, University of California at Irvine
Population Health: David R. Anderson, PhD, StayWell Health Management

Applications
Health Promotion Community Design: Bradley J. Cardinal, PhD, Oregon State University
The Art of Health Promotion: Larry Chapman, MPH, Chapman Institute
Underserved Populations: Antronette K. (Toni) Yancey, MD, MPH, UCLA School of Public Health

Research Methods
DataBase: Troy Adams, PhD, Arizona State University East
Financial Analysis: Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD, Emory University, Institute for Health and Productivity Studies
Measurement Issues: Shawna, L. Mercer MSc, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Associate Editors
Judd Allen, PhD, Human Resources Institute, Inc.
Charles E. Basch, PhD, Columbia University
William B. Baun, EDP, FAWHP, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Richard L. Bellingham, EdD, iobility
J. Allan Best, PhD, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
Steven N. Blair, PED, Cooper Institute
Phillip J, Dewe, MCA, MSc, PhD, Birkbeck, University of London
Dee W. Edington, PhD, University of Michigan, Health Management Resource Center
Daniel Eisenberg, PhD, University of Michigan
Eugenia Eng, DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kerry E. Evers, PhD, Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc.
John P. Foreyt, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
James F. Fries, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
Robert Gorsky, PhD, HPN Worldwide
Nell H. Gottlieb, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Richard E. Killingsworth, MPH, CHES, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alan R. Kristal, DrPH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Steven E. Locke, MD, Wayland, Massachusetts
Leslie Lytle, PhD, RN, University of Minnessota
J. Henry Montes, MPH, Potomac, Maryland
Robin Moore, MCP, North Carolina State University
Mario A. Orlandi, PhD, MPH, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Worldwide
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kim Raine, PhD, RD, University of Alberta
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Seth Serxner, PhD, MPH, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Jean Shoveller, PhD, University of British Columbia
Leslie S. Spencer, PhD, CHES, Rowan University
Stephen M. Weiss, PhD, MPH, University of Miami

Contributing Editors
DataBase
Jeffrey L. Alexander, PhD, A.T. Still University
Semra A Aytur, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melissa J. Benton, PhD, Valdosta State University
Lisa Lewis MS, Maricopa Community College System, Maricopa County, AZ,
Jill Nustadt, DSc, University of Mary, ND

Reviewers
Tom Adler, PhD, Resource Systems Group
Steven C. Ames, PhD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Lynda A. Anderson, PhD, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Todd A. Astorino, PhD, California State University at San Marcos
Marta Lynne Axelson, PhD, Virginia Tech
Semra A Aytur, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tom C Baranowski, PhD, Children's Nutrition Research Center
Craig M Becker, PhD, East Carolina University
Michael W Beets, MEd, MPH, PhD, University of South Carolina
Daniel L. Bibeau, PhD, Dept. of Public Health Education
Kenneth M. Bielak, MD, University of Tennessee Medical Center
Bryan J. Blissmer, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD, Boston University
James Scott Brown, PhD, Miami University
Johannes Brug, PhD, VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam
Bradley J. Cardinal, PhD, Oregon State University
Yosuke Chikamoto, PhD, Keenan and Associates
Mark R. Cobain, PhD, Unilever Corporate Research
Cynthia M. Cole, PhD, University of Kentucky
Brian Colwell, PhD, CHES, Texas A&M University
Karen W. Cullen, DrPH, RD, LD, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Emely De Vet, PhD, VU Universiteit Amsterdam
James W. Dearing, PhD, Kaiser Permanente
Jennifer Di Noia, PhD, William Paterson University
Mary K. Dinger, PhD, University of Oklahoma
Jo Anne L. Earp, ScD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alyssa N. Easton, PhD, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Elizabeth Edmundson, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Merrill Eisenberg, PhD, The University of Arizona
Steriani Elavsky, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Amy Eyler, PhD, St. Louis University School of Public Health
Claude Ferrand, PhD, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport
Eric A. Finkelstein, PhD, RTI International
John T. Foley, PhD, SUNY Cortland
Jean L. Forster, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Steven S. Fu, MD, MSCE, Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Diane L. Gill, PhD, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Thomas J. Glynn, PhD, American Cancer Society
Gaston Godin, PhD, Laval University
Thomas Golaszewski, EdD, SUNY Brockport
Nancy P. Gordon, ScD, Kaiser Permanente
Amanda L. Graham, PhD, Georgetown University Medical Center Cancer Control Program
C. Keith Haddock, PhD, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Ron Hager, PhD, Brigham Young University
Jeffrey S Hallam, PhD, The University of Mississippi
Michael T. Halpern, MD, MPH, MBA, RTI International
Susan L. Handy, PhD, University of California at Davis
Peggy A. Hannon, PhD, MPH, University of Washington
Jeffrey S. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA, Mill Valley, California
Catherine A. Heaney, PhD, MPH, Stanford University
Gabrielle R. Highstein, PhD, RN, East Falmouth, Massachusetts
Christine M. Hoehner, PhD, MSPH, Washington University
Cheryl L. Holt, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Caroline C. Horwath, PhD, University of Otago
Sheryl Hughes, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Clare Hume, PhD, Deakin University
Diana Ingram, DrPH, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, PhD, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Russ Jago, PhD, University of Bristol
Robert W. Jarski, PhD, PA-C, Oakland University
Carolyn C. Johnson, PhD, Tulane University
Jennifer Kahende, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kimberly A. Kaphingst, ScD, National Human Genome Research Institute
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, San Diego State University
Gerjo Kok, PhD, Maastricht Univeristy
David Korotkov, PhD, BST, LASA, St. Thomas University
M. Katherine Kraft, PhD, Princeton, New Jersey
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, PhD, Arizona State University
Rob Lawson, PhD, University of Otago
James D. LeCheminant, PhD, Brigham Young University
Doohee Lee, PhD, MPH, MA, Cleveland State University
Rebecca E Lee, PhD, University of Houston
Sean C Lucan, MD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems
Sue Gena Lurie, MA, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Frederic W. Luskin, PhD, Stanford University
Katherine Lust, PhD, RD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Lesley D. Lutes, PhD, Northern Arizona University
Alison L. Marshall, PhD, Queensland University of Technology
Brian C. Martinson, PhD, HealthPartners Research Foundation
Matthew P. Mauer, DO, MPH, New York State Department of Health
William J. McCarthy, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles
Scott McIntosh, PhD, University of Rochester
Shari G. McMahan, PhD, California State University at Fullerton
Tracy L. McPherson, PhD, George Washington University Medical Center
Usha Menon, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Thomas W. Miller, PhD, ABPP, University of Kentucky
Diane B. Mitschke, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD, National Cancer Institute
Edward R. Newton, MD, East Carolina University
Robert L. Newton, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Nam Nguyen, MD, MPH, Columbia University
Theresa Ann Nicklas, PhD, RD, Baylor College of Medicine
Susan Nitzke, PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Faryle K. Nothwehr, MPH, PhD, University of Iowa
Kwame Owusu-Edusei Jr., MS, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ron Ozminkowski, PhD, Ingenix, Inc.
Jana J. Peterson, MPH, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
Kimari J. Phillips, MA, County of Orange Health Care Agency
Phyllis L. Pirie, PhD, The Ohio State University
Ronald C. Plotnikoff, PhD, University of Alberta
Delores Pluto, PhD, South Carolina Department of Education
Kathryn I. Pollak, PhD, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Charlotte A. Pratt, PhD, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Claudia K. Probart, PhD, RD, LD, Pennsylvania State University
Karin I. Proper, PhD, VU University Medical Center
Mary Kay Rayens, PhD, University of Kentucky
Colleen A. Redding, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Gail R. Regan, PhD, PT, Castleton State College
Deborah Riebe, PhD, The University of Rhode Island
Amy V. Ries, MHS, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark Robbins, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, RN, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph S. Rossi, PhD, University of Rhode Island
Stergios T. Roussos, PhD, MPH, San Diego State University
Brad A. Roy, PhD, The Summit Community Center for Health Promotion and Fitness
Joanne Kraenzle Schneider, PhD, RN, Saint Louis University
Margaret Schneider, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Michael W Schooley, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meena Shah, PhD, Texas Christian University
Judy D. Sheeshka, PhD, RD, University of Guelph
Ross Shegog, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Chery Smith, PhD, MPH, RD, University of Minnesota
Anastasia M. Snelling, PhD, RD, American University
Neal S. Sofian, MSPH, Resolution Health
John C. Spence, PhD, University of Alberta
John O. Spengler, PhD, JD, University of Florida
Donna Spruijt-Metz, PhD, University of Southern California
Susan K. Steele-Moses, DNS, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Kenneth J. Steinman, PhD, MPH, The Ohio State University
Marie L. Talashek, EdD, RNCS, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago
Paul E. Terry, PhD, StayWell Health Management
Martha S. Tingen, PhD, Medical College of Georgia
Eleni L. Tolma, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ed Trapido, ScD, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ximena Urrutia-Rojas, DrPH, MPH, University of North Texas
Stuart L. Usdan, PhD, CHES, The University of Alabama
Carolyn C. Voorhees, MS, PhD, University of Maryland
Todd Wagner, PhD, Stanford University
Kenneth A. Wallston, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Jan Warren-Findlow, PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Gerdi Weidner, PhD, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
JoEllen Wilbur, PhD, Rush University
Mark G. Wilson, HSD, University of Georgia
Janet R. Wojcik, PhD, Winthrop University
Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, Washington University
Antronette K. Yancey, MD, MPH, University of California at Los Angeles