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American Journal of Public Health

http://www.ajph.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml

The official journal of the American Public Health Association, AJPH publishes authoritative articles in general and specialized health areas. Topics cover research, policy analysis, and public health program evaluation. The journal covers the environment, health promotion, epidemiology, administration, maternal and child health, and other areas. All articles are original and are peer-reviewed. AJPH provides an archive of all past and present issues.

Evaluation Review: A Journal of Applied Social Research

http://erx.sagepub.com/

Evaluation Review provides the latest applied evaluation methods used in a wide range of disciplines, including: education, public health, criminal justice, child development, mental health, social work, public administration, and environmental studies. Evaluation Review also provides articles on the latest quantitative and qualitative methodological developments, as well as related applied research issues.

Health Education and Behavior (formerly Health Education Quarterly)

http://www.sophe.org/content/publications_health_education.asp

Health Education & Behavior explores social and behavioral change as they affect health status and quality of life. It also examines the processes of planning, implementing, managing, and assessing health education and social-behavioral interventions. The journal provides empirical research, case studies, program evaluations, literature reviews, and discussions of theories of health behavior and health status, as well as strategies to improve social and behavioral health. Regular features include Perspectives, which offers thoughtful insights into complex subjects, and Practice Notes, which summarizes innovative programs in health education.

Health Promotion Practice

http://www.sophe.org/content/publications_health_promotion.asp

Health Promotion Practice publishes authoritative, peer-reviewed articles devoted to the practical application of health promotion and education. The journal is unique in its focus on critical and strategic information for professionals engaged in the practice of developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs.

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

http://jama.ama-assn.org/

JAMA is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. JAMA is published in multiple international editions and languages; the online version is made freely available to institutions in developing countries.

Journal of Community Health

http://www.springer.com/...

Journal of Community Health offers original articles on the practice, teaching, and research of community health, providing coverage of preventive medicine, new forms of health manpower, analysis of environmental factors, delivery of health care services, and the study of health maintenance and health insurance programs.

Journal of School Health

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-4391

Journal of School Health addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth.

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html

The MMWR weekly contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.

Tobacco Control

http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/contents-by-date.0.shtml (archive)

An international peer review journal for health professionals and others in tobacco control.

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title%7econtent=t713439766%7edb=all

Nicotine & Tobacco Research provides a forum for empirical findings, critical reviews, and conceptual papers on the many aspects of nicotine tobacco, including research from the biobehavioral, neurobiological, molecular biologic, epidemiological, prevention, and treatment arenas.