Suppose you want to eat healthier, exercise more, or avoid getting in arguments with your partner. Each of these requires behavior change, but changing behavior can be challenging. An important first ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

The Hidden Math Behind Why People Finally Change In A Nutshell Everyone has a personal threshold, a level of peer adoption ...

Earth Expeditions: Kenya Community Learning Leader Lily Maynard co-authored the article, “Maximizing biodiversity conservation through behavior change strategies,” which focused on conservation ...

Starting and sticking with a healthy lifestyle is tough. It's a complex proposition with multiple dimensions. There are the challenges associated with behavior change and the difficulty of altering ...

Suggested Citation: "9 A Cultural Cognitive Approach to Communicating About Child Mental Health." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts ...

There are so many weight loss apps on the market that even Weight Watchers is feeling the pressure, and yet a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found these apps do ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...