A Journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

The American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the official journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. It publishes articles in the areas of prevention research, teaching, practice and policy. Original research is published on interventions aimed at the prevention of chronic and acute disease and the promotion of individual and community health.

Of particular emphasis are papers that address the primary and secondary prevention of important clinical, behavioral and public health issues such as injury and violence, infectious disease, women's health, smoking, sedentary behaviors and physical activity, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and substance use disorders. Papers also address educational initiatives aimed at improving the ability of health professionals to provide effective clinical prevention and public health services. Papers on health services research pertinent to prevention and public health are also published. The journal also publishes official policy statements from the two co-sponsoring organizations, review articles, media reviews, and editorials. Finally, the journal periodically publishes supplements and special theme issues devoted to areas of current interest to the prevention community.

For information on the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), visit their web sites at the following URLs:
http://www.acpm.org/ and
http://www.aptrweb.org

Editor-in-Chief
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Senior Associate Editors
Dr. William Wadland
Michigan State University Department of Family Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Dr. Robert B. Wallace
University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Associate Editors
Laura Power, MD, MPH
Laura Power, MD, MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Caroline R. Richardson, MD
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Statistics Editors
Niko Kaciroti
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ananda Sen
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editorial Office Staff
Managing Editor
Jillian B. Morgan MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Associate Managing Editor
Julie Fielding, MLIS
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Editorial Assistants
Matthew Redding
Ann Arbor, MI
Stacy Wennstrom, MA
Ann Arbor, MI
Editorial Specialist
Sara McAdory-Kim
Minneapolis, MN
Editorial Board
Ross C. Brownson
Saint Louis, MO
Frank J. Chaloupka
Chicago, IL
Ana V. Diez Roux
Philadelphia, PA
Eric A. Finkelstein
Singapore
Howard Frumkin
Atlanta, GL
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, PhD
Boston, MA
Karen Glanz
Philadelphia, PA
Beverly B. Green, MD, MPH
Seattle, WA
Jeffrey R. Harris
Seattle, WA
Thomas P. Houston
Columbus, OH
Neal D. Kohatsu, MD, MPH
Sacramento, CA
Thomas E. Kottke
St. Paul, MN
Sara Luckhaupt, MD, MPH
Cincinnati, OH
Michael D. Parkinson
Pittsburgh, PA
Deborah Pearlman
Providence, RI
K. Srinath Reddy, MD
New Delhi, India
Carol W. Runyan
Chapel Hill, NC
James F. Sallis
San Diego, CA
Steven M. Teutsch
Los Angeles, CA
Richard K. Zimmerman
Pittsburgh, PA
Past Editors- and Co-Editors-in-Chief
Robert L. Berg, MD
(1989-1990)
Nemat O. Borhani, MD, MPH
(Jan 1985 - Jun 1986)
C. Hennekens, MD, DrPH
(Jul 1992 - Dec 1994)
John M. Last, MD, DrPH
(Sep 1989 - Dec 1990)
Robert S. Lawrence, MD
(Jan 1990 - Jun 1992)
Kevin Patrick, MD, MS
(Jan 1995 - Dec 2013)
F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD
(Jan 1995 - Dec 1996)
Joseph Stokes III, MD
(Jul 1986 - Aug 1989)
Governing Board
Ayanna V. Buckner, MD, MPH
Atlanta, GA (ACPM)
James Ebert, MD, MBA, MPH
Kettering, OH (Chair, APTR)
Scott Frank, MD
Cleveland, OH (APTR)
Robert Gilchick, MD, MPH
Los Angeles, CA (ACPM)
Timothy P. Hickman, MD, MEd, MPH
Kansas City, MO (APTR)
Yuri T. Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH
Stony Brook, NY (ACPM/APTR)
Ross Miller, MD, MPH
Los Angeles, CA (ACPM)
Robin Molella, MD, MPH
Rochester, MN (APTR)
Deborah Porterfield, MD, MPH
Chapel Hill, NC (ACPM)