Framing a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda in Health Education to Address Health Disparities and Social Inequities: A Roadmap for SOPHE Action (Excerpted from Health Education & Behavior August 2006 issue)

A New Year, a New Volume of Health Promotion Practice

“…Her active support of the role of scholarship in health education and health promotion has been critical to the Journal’s success. An accomplished author herself, Elaine has contributed to 15 HPP papers with titles that always call the field to action: For example, in 2006: “ Health Education Leadership Development: A Conceptual Model and Competency Framework ” (Wright et al, 2003), and “ Framing a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda in Health Education to Address Health Disparities and Social Inequities: A Roadmap for SOPHE Action ” (Gambescia et al, 2006); a few years later and ahead of the curve, “ Environmental Health Promotion: Advancing the Science and Practice ” (Auld & Hatcher, 2010); thinking ahead as opportunities arose, “Health Education Careers in a Post-Health Reform Era” (Auld, 2017), and most recently “ Public Health and School Health Education: Aligning Forces for Change ” (Birch & Auld, 2019). She has published on quality assurance for the health education profession, strengthening the public health workforce and changes in the Journal.…”