Philosophy, Objectives, and Scope of the Journal
Health Behavior and Policy Review
Electronic ISSN: 2326-4403
Publication frequency: 6 times a year
Health Behav Policy Rev a rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly publication that seeks manuscripts on health behavior or policy topics that represent original research, including papers that examine the development, advocacy, implementation, or evaluation of policies around specific health issues. Its scope is international with particular interest in reporting on priority health topics identified by the World Health Organization and priority objectives identified in the US publication Healthy People 2020.
Emerging scholars who have conducted systematic, meta-analytic, or state-of-the-art reviews that include, but are not limited to, comprehensive examinations of the literature in conjunction with doctoral dissertations, grant applications, or other active research endeavors are encouraged to submit their work. We especially welcome papers that tie together health behavior and policy recommendations. Aside from serving as an important forum for public health information and communication, it is our goal to be an effective educational and dissemination tool for researchers and other scholars, practitioners, other public health leaders, and students of health behavior and policy.
NEWS
New Executive Editor
As of January 1, 2020, Annie Nguyen, PhD, MPH (Assistant Professor, University of Southern California) became the new Executive Editor for Health Behavior and Policy Review. Dr. Nguyen obtained her PhD in Public and Community Health from the Medical College of Wisconsin, her Masters in Public Health from Dartmouth College, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California, San Diego.
All correspondence effective January 1, 2020 should be directed to Dr Nguyen.
We look forward to her leadership.
Ethical Journal Guidelines
Health Behavior and Policy Review adheres to the COPE Core Practices regarding ethical guidelines for publication. In addition, we support use of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines regarding journal policies and practices. Please review the full guidelines here.
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Following are a list of articles on the latest edition of the Journal
Volume 7, Number 1, January 2020
- The Affordable Care Act – From Health Policy to Implementation: Lessons Learned
- Pilot Evaluation of Patient-centered Survey Tools for Breast Cancer Screening Decision-making in Women 75 and Older
- Times in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Associated with Awareness and Knowledge of the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- Short Sleep Duration and Latent Classes of Risk Profiles among Adolescents
- A Cascade Model for School Wellness Programming: A Feasibility Case Study
- School Nurses’ Attitudes toward Family Involvement in School Healthcare
- Use of the Written Asthma Plan in Kindergartens and Elementary Schools
- Domestic Abuse Prevention for Ninth Graders
Most recent editions of the Journal
Volume 7
Volume 6
- Number 6, November 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 5, September 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 4, July 2019 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 3, May 2019
- Number 2, March 2019
- Number 1, January 2019 (Partial Open Access)
Volume 5
- Number 6, November 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 5, September 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 4, July 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 3, May 2018
- Number 2, March 2018 (Partial Open Access)
- Number 1, January 2018 (Partial Open Access)
Getting the Most from the Journal
- Access to Full Text: The abstracts and full text of all journal articles from 2014 (volume 1) are available online to view and download. Abstracts may be freely accessed by everyone. Articles are available for download by users and institutions with a current subscription or can be purchased individually.
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Frequency
6 Issues Annually
Executive Editor
Annie Nguyen, PhD, MPH
Senior Consulting Editor
Robert J. McDermott, PhD, FAAHB
Open Access Articles
List of the most recent Open Access articles available on the Health Behavior and Policy Review journal. For a full list please click here.
2019
- Virtual Role-play: Middle School Educators Addressing Student Mental Health
- Measuring Workplace Discrimination among Sexual and Gender Minority Workers
- Youth Assets, Neighborhood Factors, and Alcohol Use: A Study of Health Disparities
- Primed for Health: Future Thinking Priming Decreases Delay Discounting
- Relationship between Stress and Healthy Lifestyle Factors of College Students
- Attitudes towards Seasoning Vegetables
2018
- Are Routine Health Examinations Fulfilling their Promise for Prevention?
- Spices and Herbs Increased Vegetable Palatability among Underserved Urban Adolescents
- School Program Improves Adolescents’ Knowledge of Responsible Medicine Use
- Obese Peers’ Influence on Students’ BMI: Heterogeneity in Race and Sex
- Influence of Lifestyle Behaviors and Social Support on Depressive Symptoms
- Use of Resources for Health Promoting Schools in Rural Nova Scotia
- Modifying School Meal Entrées to Improve Child Legume Intake
- Skateboarding Policies on College Campuses in the United States: A Look Toward Promoting Use of Active Transportation
- Associations among Sleep, Diet, Quality of Life, and Subjective Health
- School Hours Lost Due to Acute/Unplanned Dental Care
- Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Youth Living in Group Homes
- Active School Transportation is an Investment in School Health
- Healthcare Cost Savings over a One-year Period for SilverSneakers Group Exercise Participants
- Impact of An Intervention on Teenage Oral Sex and Dual Contraceptive Use
- Parent Knowledge and Child Success in a Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Program
- Evaluation of Dental Hygiene Health Policy Connecticut Code Section 20-126l
2017
- Is it Feasible to Use Students’ Self-reported Step Data in a Local School Policy Process?
- Process Evaluation of FoodMASTER Middle Grades: An Integrative Approach to Nutrition Education in the Science Classroom
- Health and Exercise-related Predictors of Distance-tracking App Usage
- Teachers’ Attitudes toward Youth Suicide and its Relationship with Their Own Quality of Life
- Patterns of Poor Health among Junior and Senior High School Students in Sweden
- Promoting Sexual Health: Sexuality and Gender/Women’s Studies Courses in US Higher Education
- How Does Knowledge of Influenza Reduce Flu-like Illness in High Schools?
- Acceptance of a Mushroom-soy-beef Blended Burger among School-aged Children
- School District Implementation and Teacher Needs for Quality Nutrition Education
- Effects of a School-based Intervention on Middle School Children’s Daily Food and Beverage Intake
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Press Releases
You may wish to develop a Press Release to market your Published Research in Health Behavior Policy Review.
- Steps to Writing a Press Release: How to create a Press Release for your Published Research in Health Behavior Policy Review; including slide show and PDF guidance to download.
- Sample Press Release: An example of a National Cancer Institute Press Release to guide authors to prepare your own.
