Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors at Population Level: Bridging the Research to Practice Gap
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 June 2023) | Viewed by 1794
Special Issue Editor
Interests: implementation; evaluation; evidence-based program; chronic disease prevention and management; lifestyle; physical activity; middle-aged and older adults; health disparities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past few decades, significant attention has been paid to evidence-based public health as a concept bridging the research to practice. Yet, despite being a promising concept, the achievement of evidence-based public health has remained a challenge. Evidence-based public health should consider multiple types of evidence: needs, intervention impact, and implementation strategies and contextual factors. Most studies in the field have focused on the needs or intervention impact, and there remains a paucity of evidence on implementation strategies and contextual factors. Addressing this evidence gap can enhance how we can best utilize the interventions that are proven effective.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a venue for research into this important issue, with a particular focus on interventions that have proven effective for the promotion of healthy lifestyle behaviors (examples: physical activity, healthy diet, and stopping or preventing smoking). Examples of relevant topics include (but are not limited to):
- The examination of theories, models, and frameworks for disseminating and implementing evidence-based interventions promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- The examination of the feasibility, efficacy, and/or effectiveness of strategies for implementing evidence-based interventions for promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors.
- The examination of contextual factors influencing the implementation, scalability, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions for promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors over time.
Dr. Shinduk Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dissemination
- implementation
- de-implementation
- translation
- health promotion
- lifestyle
- physical activity
- sedentary behavior
- healthy diet
- smoking
- drinking
- chronic disease self-management
