title: State health policy makers: what's the message and who's listening?
abstract: This article is based on a white paper commissioned by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education, a national organization representing state health agency directors and practitioners in health promotion and education initiatives. The work reflects an assessment of current understanding of how state-level policy makers receive and use information related to health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Although health education practitioners are routinely encouraged to use policy and environmental change strategies, a systematic approach to communication with policy leaders is not readily available. This work describes the current knowledge of the relationship and offers recommendations for research and practice.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University in Atalanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreuter
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pritchett
authors.forename: Rose Marie
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Matulionis
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hann
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011050:Policy Making; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States