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American Journal of Health Promotion

American Journal of Health Promotion


eISSN: 21686602 | ISSN: 08901171 | Current volume: 38 | Current issue: 7 Frequency: 8 Times/Year
The American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) is a peer-reviewed journal on the science of environmental, cultural, societal, and lifestyle changes that support health improvement. Established in 1986, the AJHP was the first peer-reviewed publication devoted exclusively to health promotion. More than 30 years later it remains true to its original goals and has also broadened its reach into institutional, community, and social factors that influence health and well-being.
  • 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.
  • Improve health equity, reduce health disparities and feature discoveries that expand our understanding of all determinants of health and well-being.

The editorial goal of the American Journal of Health Promotion is to provide a forum for discovery and exchange among the many disciplines involved in health promotion and an interface between researchers and practitioners.

Editor in Chief
Paul E. Terry, PhD HERO: The Health Enhancement Research Organization, USA
Associate Editors in Chief
Tsitsi B. Masvawure, DPhil Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, PhD University of Georgia, USA
Kerry J. Redican, PhD, MPH, CHES Virginia Tech, USA
Jennifer E. Taylor, PhD Tennessee Technological University, USA
Amanda H. Wilkerson, PhD, CHES® The University of Alabama, USA
Editor in Chief Emeritus
Editors - Knowing Well, Being Well
Mary Imboden, PhD Providence Heart Institute, USA
David L. Katz, MD, MPH True Health Initiative, USA
Karen Moseley Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), USA
Editorial Board Members
Tom Adler, PhD Resources Systems Group, USA
Jeffery L. Alexander, PhD A.T. Still University, USA
Judd Allen, PhD Human Resources Institute, LLC
Steven C. Ames, PhD Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, USA
David R. Anderson, PhD StayWell Health Management, USA
Catherine Baase, MD The Dow Chemical Company, USA
Bruce W. Bailey, PhD Brigham Young University, USA
Joseph Bauer, PhD American Cancer Society, USA
Bettina M. Beech, DrPH, MPH University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Bryan J. Blissmer, PhD University of Rhode Island, USA
Marina Alexandra Bornovalova, PhD University of South Florida, USA
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD Boston University, USA
Johannes Brug, PhD VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, PhD, RD Rutgers University, USA
Bradley J. Cardinal, PhD Oregon State University, USA
Margaret Cargo, PhD University of South Australia, Australia
Noel Chavez, PhD, RD, LDN University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Yosuke Chikamoto, PhD The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, USA
Hayley Christian, PhD University of Western Australia, Australia
Brian Colwell, PhD, CHES Texas A&M School of Public Health, USA
Ana-Paula Cupertino, PhD University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
Emely de Vet, PhD Wageningen UR, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, PhD, MPH RAND Corporation, USA
Philip J. Dewe, MCA, MSc, PhD Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Mary K. Dinger, PhD, CHES, FACSM Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
Amy Eyler, PhD Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Pouran D. Faghri, MD, MS, FACSM University of Connecticut, USA
John T. Foley, PhD SUNY Cortland, USA
John P. Foreyt, PhD Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Barry A. Franklin, PhD Beaumont Hospital Rehabilitation Health Center, USA
Daniela Friedman, PhD University of South Carolina, USA
Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD Truven Health Analytics, USA
Thomas Golaszewski, EdD SUNY Brockport, USA
Robert A. Gorsky, PhD HPN Worldwide, USA
Kyle Grazier, PhD University of Michigan, USA
Violanda Grigorescu, MD, MSPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Ellie Grossman, MD, MPH Bellevue Hospital, USA
Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), USA
Clement Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN Moffitt Cancer Center, USA
Keith Haddock, PhD National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., USA
Ron Hager, PhD Brigham Young University, USA
Jeffrey S. Hallam, PhD Kent State University, USA
Jeffrey Harris, MD, MPH, MBA Mill Valley, CA, USA
Rebekah K. Hersch, Ph.D Associate Director for Research Development, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
James Aaron Hipp, PhD Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Cheryl L. Holt, PhD University of Maryland, USA
Tanya Horacek, PhD, RD Syracuse University, USA
Clare Hume, PhD The University of Adelaide, Australia
Carolyn C. Johnson, PhD Tulane University, USA
Sara Johnson, PhD Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc., USA
Susan M. Kansagra, MD, MBA Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control
David L. Katz, MD, MPH True Health Initiative, USA
NiCole Keith, PhD Indiana University, USA
Jacqueline Kerr, PhD University of California, San Diego, USA
Richard E. Killingsworth, MPH Delaware Health and Social Services, USA
Gergana Kodjebacheva, PhD University of Michigan, Flint
Gerjo Kok, PhD Maastricht University, Netherlands
David Korotkov, PhD, BST, LASA  
Chiachi Bonnie Lee, PhD China Medical University, Taiwan
Rebecca E. Lee, PhD Arizona State University, USA
Rodney Lyn, PhD, MS Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, USA
Hala Madanat, PhD San Diego State University, USA
Jason E. Maddock Texas A&M University, USA
Lucy N. Marion, PhD, RN Georgia Regents University, USA
David X. Marquez, PhD, FACSM University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Matthew P. Mauer, DO, MPH  
Shari G. McMahan, PhD California State University, Fullerton, USA
Hongdao Meng, PhD, MPH University of South Florida, USA
Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN Ohio State University, USA
Arlene Michaels Miller, PhD Rutgers University, USA
Thomas W. Miller, PhD, ABPP University of Connecticut Department of Psychiatry, USA
J. Henry Montes, MPH Potomac, Maryland, USA
Donald E. Morisky, ScD, MSPH UCLA School of Public Health, USA
Edward R. Newton, MD East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, USA
Nam Truong Nguyen, MD, DrPH Institute of Social Medical Studies, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Theresa Ann Nicklas, PhD, RD Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Gregory Norman, PhD University of California, San Diego, USA
Jennifer L. O'Loughlin, PhD, CRC, FCAHS University of Montreal, School of Public Health, Canada
Alberto Ogata, MD, MBA, CWP (Brasil) Pan American Health Organization and Brazilian Health Plan Agency, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mario A. Orlandi, PhD, MPH Stanton, NJ, USA
Ron Ozminkowski, PhD OptumHealth Care Solutions, USA
Xi Pan, Ph.D Texas State University, USA
Deborah Parra-Medina, PhD, MPH The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
Tasha Peart, DrPH University of California, Davis Medical Center, USA
Linda L. Pederson, PhD McKing Consulting Cooperation, USA
Kenneth Pelletier, PhD, MD(hc) University of Arizona School of Medicine, USA
Kimari J. Phillips, MA County of Orange Health Care Agency, USA
Harold Pollack, PhD University of Chicago, USA
Nicolaas P. Pronk, PhD HealthPartners, USA
Karin I. Proper, PhD National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands
Mary Kay Rayens, PhD University of Kentucky, USA
Gail R. Regan, PhD, PT Castleton State College, USA
Mark Robbins, PhD University of Rhode Island, USA
Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, RN, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN Consultant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Stergios T. Roussos, PhD, MPH University of California, Merced, USA
Brad A. Roy, PhD The Summit Medical Fitness Center, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, USA
James F. Sallis, PhD University of California, San Diego, USA
Kristy Sanderson, PhD University of Tasmania, Australia
Thomas L. Schmid, PhD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Margaret Schneider, PhD University of California, Irvine, USA
Michael W. Schooley, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Meena Shah, PhD Texas Christian University, USA
Meg E. Sheppard, PhD, CHES School of Health Management, A.T. Still University, USA
Diana R. Silver, PhD, MPH New York University Global Institute of Public Health, USA
Laureen Smith, PhD, RN Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children and Youth, College of Nursing, USA
Anastasia M. Snelling, PhD, RD American University, USA
Julia Thornton Snider, PhD Precision Health Economics, LLC
Brian Southwell, PhD University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA
Leslie Spencer, PhD Rowan University, USA
John O. Spengler, PhD, JD University of Florida, USA
Richard R. Suminski, PhD Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, USA
Laura A. Szalacha, EdD Ohio State University, USA
Marie L. Talashek, EdD, RNCS, FAAN UIC College of Nursing, USA
Jennifer Taylor, DHEd, MPH, MCHES Indiana University, USA
Hadi Tehrani, PhD Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Janet L. Thomas, PhD University of Minnesota, USA
Jessica L. Thomson, PhD USDA Agricultural Research Service
Martha S. Tingen, PhD Georgia Health Sciences University, USA
Eleni L. Tolma, PhD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ed Trapido, ScD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, USA
Jeff Vallance, PhD Athabasca University, Canada
Todd Wagner, PhD Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Kenneth A. Wallston, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, PhD Gramercy Research Group, USA
Rachel Widome, PhD, MHS Minneapolis VA Medical Center, USA
JoEllen Wilbur, PhD Rush University, College of Nursing, USA
Janet R. Wojcik, PhD Winthrop University, USA
Zi Yan, MPH, MEd, PhD Merrimack College, USA
Ming-Chin Yeh, PhD, MEd, MS CUNY School of Public Health, USA
Xinzhi Zhang, MD, PhD, FACE, FRSM National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), USA
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