Self-reflections on health promotion in the UK and the USA.
OBJECTIVE
To compare and contrast the past 30-40 years of health promotion in the UK and the USA, and to identify two critical issues that relate to health promotion research and practice in both countries.


METHODS
Historiography and self-reflection.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the USA and the UK share different histories of health promotion development, many of the critical issues that characterize the field are similar. Two issues are particularly notable: the concern with evidence; and the problem of translation of the science of health promotion to practice.
McQueen
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford HWY NE (K40), Atlanta GA 30341-3717, USA. dvmcqueen@cdc.gov
D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States