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| Editor | Paul Rouse |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Hawk Editorial Ltd |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.henaturist.net |
| ISSN | 0017-8888 |
H&E naturist (originallyHealth and Efficiency) is a 92-page monthly commercial magazine focusing on thenaturist lifestyle, through articles on travel, health and culture, as well as various features on arts and books with a naked theme.[1] This content and focus has sometimes caused it to be accused of appealing to consumers ofpornography, although sexual nudity is absent from its pages.
For decades,Health & Efficiency claimed to have been first published in 1900. The first issue under this name was actually in 1918, whenHealth & Vim changed its name. That magazine probably derived fromVim, first published in 1902.[2] These magazines covered health topics such asdiet, exercise,herbalism and general advice on living a healthy and efficient life.
In the 1920s when nudists began publicising their activities and sun clubs began to form,Health & Efficiency became an early champion of their cause through publishing their letters, articles and photos. Later, this material occupied a greater proportion of the magazine, particularly as it absorbed other naturist and health periodicals, includingSunbathing and Health Magazine, with naturism becoming a main focus in the early 1930s.
After the Second World War, nudism became more popular and the monthlyH&E – as it became known – promoted the lifestyle option, and throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s the magazine's reputation as the "nudist bible" grew.H&E's audience was made up of nudists who were members of British clubs and those who used British beaches. A small minority who were able to afford holidays abroad, and sampled French and Yugoslavian nudist facilities, providedH&E with the first "naturists abroad" travel reports. By the 1970s, cheaper foreign travel allowed many more British naturists to visit the south of France, Spain, Greece and Yugoslavia. H&E reflected this change and soon became an international naturist magazine providing news, travel reports, features and photography from around the naturist world.
Over its long history, notable photographers such asWalter Bird,Stephen Glass,[3]Bertram Park andYvonne Gregory[4] have worked for the magazine.
The magazine has had a number of publishers and editors, and has been based in London, Epsom, Goole and Hull.[5]
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The editorial staff were anonymous before George Greenwood's tenure as editor. The magazine had a sole editor until 1991, when their editorial was restructured. Kate Sturdy became managing editor and Jane Hendy-Smith took over as editor. Additionally, several other editorial staff were added, including editors for the German and French versions of the magazine. It has since returned to a single editor.