HealthPublications.com is a project of Journeyworks Publishing, one of the nation’s leading publishers of health promotion materials. Every year we distribute over 10,000,000 brochures, booklets and posters to schools, hospitals and government programs all across the United States. Our customers include the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente hospitals, Blue Cross and Blue Shield programs, most of the nation’s State Health Departments and over 700 college and university health centers. Our brochures are also used nationwide by thousands of schools, churches, and non-profit organizations including chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Red Cross and the American Lung Association.

We started HealthPublications.com as a way to allow individuals to get our materials sent directly to their homes, quickly and at low cost. You get quality color brochures on good paper promptly delivered via first class mail. Order them to keep for yourself, share them with family and friends, or let us mail them directly to anyone you choose, such as your aging parents or a student off at college.

Our Commitment to You

	»	We will do everything we can to make our products accurate; easy to read; sensitive to issues of culture, gender and age; always interesting; and, whenever appropriate, fun.
	»	Our customer service will be friendly and professional. Our staff will work hard to solve problems and make sure your needs are met.
	»	We will ship orders quickly. Almost all orders go out within 1 or 2 business days.
	»	We will accept returns at any time for any reason. If you are not happy, we are not happy.

How We Develop Materials

	Research, Writing and Review
	All of our materials are researched and written by professional health education writers and editors. In addition, we use experts and professionals who work in the field as consultants and reviewers. Our brochures are generally reviewed by two or more professionals working in health-related fields. Our professional reviewers help ensure the accuracy of the material as well as the appropriateness of presentation. When giving health-related advice, citing statistics, or suggesting specific courses of action, we rely on well-respected resources, such as published materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
	Audience Reviews
	All brochures are reviewed by the intended audience. We ask our reviewers to tell us if the information is presented in an appropriate way. We specifically look for issues of age, gender, and ethnicity. We try to make our materials inclusive of diverse groups. We listen to our reviewers' suggestions and then revise and rewrite until we have something that they feel will be useful.
	Readability
	All of our materials are designed for clarity and ease of reading. All of our materials are also evaluated by two standardized reading level tests - FRY and Flesch-Kincaid.
	Fact-Checking
	All of our materials are fact-checked before they are published. Each piece of factual information is confirmed through well-respected government resources such as the Centers for Disease Control or the National Institutes of Health.
	Graphic Design
	It is not just the information in a brochure that is important - a good presentation can really help the reader take in and retain the information. Our layouts include: sans serif fonts for blocks of text bold headlines that break up the material 11-point (or larger) type with plenty of leading plenty of white space bulleted points to convey information clearly and succinctly
	Illustrations
	Our art choices are designed to engage the reader. We determine the style of art for each brochure using several criteria, including the audience, the topic and the goal of the brochure. For example, many people respond well to humor and we may enhance a health promotion message with humorous illustrations. Or we may use realistic drawings of people to help the intended audience relate to the subject. Where appropriate, we use illustrations that reinforce or explain key points.
	Revisions and Updates
	We regularly fact-check and update our materials. Plus, we are always happy to consider making changes suggested or requested by customers. We strive to keep our materials relevant and on the cutting edge.

Where We Are Located

Journeyworks Publishing is located in Santa Cruz, California, home to redwood trees, the Giant Dipper roller coaster, the famed surfing spot Steamer Lane, more state parks and beaches than any other county in California, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. The unofficial town slogan is "Keep Santa Cruz Weird" and many residents do their best to live up to it.

Other Interesting Facts

	»	Our very first offices were in a large shed behind our publisher's home, very convenient since he had a two-year-old and a newborn at the time.
	»	Our first titles were the Tips for Caregivers brochures, later combined and adapted into the best selling"Caring for a Person with Memory Loss and Confusion" booklet.
	»	"How Tobacco Affects Your Body" and "Sexual Pressure: A Survival Guide for Guys" are in a close race for our best selling title of all time.
	»	One of our longtime staff members is part of the popular Brazilian band, SambaDá.
	»	We also have a staff member who plays a didgeridoo (and if you haven’t heard one played, you should).
	»	Our senior editor is also an expert dog trainer and is the go-to person whenever you need to know anything about dogs.
	»	Our marketing specialist is also an Inline Roller Hockey specialist, known in the rink by the nickname “Bonecrusher”. We try not to make her mad.
	»	The epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was just a few miles from Santa Cruz. Although many buildings were destroyed, downtown Santa Cruz came back more vibrant than ever.
	»	Our brochures “Why Animals Don’t Smoke” and “Secondhand Smoke and Your Pets” are dedicated to our staff pets (none of whom smoke): Moby, Jasper, Jesse, Blue, Delenn, Tom and Jerry, Bill, Bella, Tortuga, Ajna, Ali, Leo, Little Guy, Smedly, Happy, Arby, Luna and Jasmine.
	»	Greg Evans, creator of the comic strip Luann, and author of 15 of our brochures, is syndicated in over 300 newspapers nationwide.
	»	Our marketing director serves on the board of one of the highest rated charter schools in the nation.
	»	Collectively, our staff can speak Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Turkish, German, and Japanese…at least well enough to get ourselves in trouble.
	»	In 2000, "Sexual Pressure: A Survival Guide for Guys" made its debut on national television as part of a clinic scene on the high school teen drama "Popular."
	»	Our office manager’s Chocolate Torte recipe is so addicting we considered publishing a brochure called “Scary But True Facts About Kate’s Chocolate Torte” to go along with our bestselling “45 Scary But True Facts About Meth” brochure.
	»	Our favorite customer quote: "These go like hot dogs at a ball game," uttered by Jim at the Mid-Mississippi Alzheimer's Association to describe our Tips for Caregivers brochures.