The Most Influential Women Leaders in Health Promotion

Abstract

This editorial features 13 of the most accomplished female leaders working in health promotion based on their contributions to health science, their mentorship, and their executive leadership for organizations with far reaching health impact. Meeting and far exceeding these criteria, the American Journal of Health Promotion is pleased to honor: Gail Christopher, Michelle Nunn, Karen Moseley, Kerry Evers, Wendy Lynch, Rachel Mosher Henke, Catherine Baase, Carter Blakey, Kinari Webb, Laurie Whitsel, Jessica Grossmeier, Vicki Shepard, and Michelle McMacken. Other renowned experts in the health promotion profession authored biographies of these amazing leaders and offered thoughts on how their influence will be felt in years to come. I offer reflections on the differential impact women leaders are having on the direction of the health promotion discipline.

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“…Impartial, that is, with an irresistible caveat. Dr Grossmeier has been named by this journal as one of the “most influential women leaders in health promotion” 2 and she was lead author for one of our “paper of the year” awards. 3 She has also been recognized with a “researcher of the year” award by The Health Enhancement Research Organization.…”