Health Promotion leads the way in 'knowledge translation': but just a new coat?

Since 2012, the current Editorial team, have been privileged to review and manage the invaluable work undertaken by our submitting authors. The publishing of the findings by those undertaking health promotion plays a crucial role in the sharing of processes, advancing knowledge and helping the health promotion community and others to do things better, ultimately leading to healthier communities. The significant level of work undertaken and investment in research by government and funding bodies has led to heightened expectations about the need for research findings to result in ‘real world’ health outcomes. You, our readership may say ‘ho-hum we have been doing this for years’ and we believe this to be correct. However, these ‘real world’ activities are now wearing a new coat...