This editorial features an interview with Dr. Andrea Gielen and the newly released book Health Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation: Creating Behavioral, Environmental and Policy Change, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Co-Editors for this edition are Lawrence Green, Andrea Gielen, Judith Ottoson, Darleen Peterson, and Marshall Kreuter. The PRECEDE/PROCEED planning model is summarized and the interview features research examples and practical applications of components of the model. PRECEDE, developed in 1974, stands for Predisposing, Reinforcing and Enabling Constructs in Educational Diagnosis and Evaluation. PROCEED, added in 1991, stands for Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development. Each chapter of this 5th edition of "Health Program Planning" details the specific public health competencies needed to meet ever more rigorous certification and accreditation standards.
Keywords: best practices; health promotion; planning; safety; social ecological framework; workplace wellness.