Health Education & Behavior Journal


2012 Highlights 


Editor-in-Chief: John P. Allegrante, PhD
Teachers College and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Health Education & Behavior (formerly Health Education Quarterly), is one of the most frequently cited journals in the field. National SOPHE members receive online and hard copies of the journal as a standard membership benefit. HE&B explores social and behavioral change as they affect health status and quality of life. It also examines the processes of planning, implementing, managing, and assessing health education and social-behavioral interventions. The journal provides empirical research, case studies, program evaluations, literature reviews, and discussions of theories of health behavior and health status, as well as strategies to improve social and behavioral health. The regular feature, Perspectives, offers thoughtful insights into complex subjects. An annual subscription to HE&B is a standard benefit to all SOPHE members.

If you would like more information about Health Education & Behavior, including advanced searching of published articles, full-text content of published articles*, subscription information, e-mail alerts, library recommendation forms, and more, visit the official Health Education & Behavior website.

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Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Health Education & Behavior is interested in articles directed to researchers and/or practitioners in health behavior and health education. Empirical research, case studies, program evaluations, literature reviews, and articles discussing theories are regularly published in the journal.

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's web-based manuscript tracking system, ScholarOne. The site contains detailed instructions on how to submit the manuscript and track the progression of the review process. Inquiries with regard to the journal should be directed to Debbie Gordon-Messer.

Journal Self Study

Each bi-monthly issue of Health Education & Behavior (HE&B) features two self-study articles. Each article is worth up to 2.0 Category I continuing education contact hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). HE&B self-study articles are valid up to one year after the issue date. HE&B dates of issues are as follows: February, April, June, August, October, and December.

HE&B self-study tests can be found at SOPHE's CORE.

Special Issues

  • Volume 36, Issue 3 – Special Section.  The Galway Consensus Conference: Achieving Excellent in Credentialing for Global Health Promotion
  • Volume 36, Supplement 1 – October 2009, Behavioral Constructs and Culture for Cancer Screening.
  • Volume 35, Issue 6 – Cancer
  • Volume 35, Issue 4 – Global Health
  • Volume 33, Issue 4 – August 2006 Special Issue: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Framing a Health Education Research Agenda
  • Volume 33, Issue 1 - February 2006: Formative Research for the Trial for Activity in Adolescent Girls (TAAG)
  • Volume 32, Issue 5 - October 2005 Special Issue: The Challenge Ahead: Implication of Genomics for Health Behavior and Health Education
  • Volume 32, Issue 3 - June 2005 Special Section: Public Health Advocacy to Change Corporate Behavior
  • Volume 31, Issue 4 - August 2004 Special Issue: Environmental Health Promotion
  • Volume 31, Issue 5 - October 2004: Application of Youth Empowerment Theory to Tobacco Control
  • Volume 30, Issue 4 - August 2003 Special Issue: Institutionalization of A School Health Promotion Program: The Catch On Experience
  • Volume 22, Issue 3 - August 1995 (Health Education Quarterly) Theme Issue: Creating Capacity: A Research Agenda for Public Education