The "Practice Notes" section of HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR is intended to keep readers informed about health education practice around the country. It is an attempt to spread the word about exemplary strategies, initiatives and programs and share successes in overcoming obstacles or challenges. Periodically, papers presenting perspectives on practice-related issues are also included in Practice Notes.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Abstracts for Practice Notes and all correspondence concerning abstract review should be sent to Lisa D. Lieberman, Healthy Concepts, 29 Ardsley Drive, New City, NY 10956. Submissions can be mailed (include one hard copy and disk in Word or Word Perfect format) or sent by e-mail attachment to llhealth@optonline.net in Word format. Published manuscript length is approximately 300 words (excluding headings and contact information). Submitted manuscripts may be up to 700 words and will be edited for length and clarity. Include the following: name of initiative or program, contact person, sponsoring agency or agencies, address and phone number. The program description should include the following headings: Objectives, Assessment of Needs, Program Strategy (e.g., risk reduction, community organizing, media advocacy, disease management, policy advocacy, coalition building, social support, etc.), Evaluation Approach, Implications for Practitioners (including descriptions of any special challenges of unique circumstances that the program has overcome). Authors should NOT include evaluation results since Practice Notes is intended to describe processes and programs, not to assess outcomes. Submissions will be judged on applicability and utility to the health education practitioner, clarity of objectives, innovativeness/creativity, existence of evaluation plan, and potential replicability. Additional artwork, graphs, or tables may be submitted in camera-ready form. Please see examples.

PRACTICE NOTES EDITORS

Lisa D. Lieberman, PhD, CHES, Editor, President, Healthy Concepts, and Evaluation Specialist, Inwood House Research Corp., New York

Barbara Hager, MPH, CHES, Director, Division of Health Education & Promotion, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR