Valente Et Al. Respond

We deeply regret failing to reference Wiist and colleagues’ prior research on the use of social-network techniques for selecting leaders and creating work groups in a school-based study. We apologize to them and to the field for this omission. We are glad that our results confirmed their work and that we are following up on their call to further investigate this approach. Indeed, a small body of research is beginning to accumulate on the use of social-network techniques for designing and implementing health promotion interventions. Studies among substance users,1,2 physicians,3,4 and employees5 also suggest that social network approaches to health promotion may be quite beneficial. Wiist and colleagues’ early study was insightful, and we hope that our work further stimulates research into the many ways social network analysis can enhance the public’s health

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