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Health Education Research Advance Access originally published online on January 4, 2005
Health Education Research 2005 20(3):291-293; doi:10.1093/her/cyg124
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Health Education Research Vol.20 no.3, © Oxford University Press 2004; All rights reserved

Commentary: It's a difference of opinion that makes a horserace...

Claudio R. Nigg1,3 and Patricia J. Jordan2

1 John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822 and 2 Pacific Telehealth & Technology Hui, Tripler AMC, Honolulu, HI 96859, USA

3 Correspondence to: C. R. Nigg; E-mail: cnigg@hawaii.edu

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The authors of ‘Health behavior theory and cumulative knowledge regarding health behaviors: are we moving in the right direction’ (Noar and Zimmerman, 2005Go) have taken a bold step by advocating for change in the field of change. The authors are correct when they note that our field should continually and critically reflect upon itself; however, it may be that our systems of funding, publication, peer review and specialization have made us too introspective, and discourage the types of innovation and risk-taking that could move our field to new esteem.

Herein, we provide some additional points for consideration in an effort to continue the dialogue initiated by Noar and Zimmerman (Noar . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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