Health Bulletin: Promoting Healthy Behavior
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(May 2005) Technical fixes alone will not solve many of the world's most pressing health problems, according to a new Health Bulletin from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). Human behavior also plays a key role in the leading causes of death and disability, and behavior-change strategies are critical to their prevention and mitigation. Titled "Promoting Healthy Behavior," this Health Bulletin explains the research-based frameworks behavioral scientists use to understand and influence health-related behaviors . It also outlines a variety of effective tools that health promotion programs use.
By presenting a series of successful case histories and lessons learned, this 29-page Health Bulletin provides concrete examples to help public health and other professionals better integrate behavior-change strategies into their programs and policies at every level.
Written by Elaine M. Murphy, professor of global health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC, the Health Bulletin was prepared by PRB with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Printed copies of the Health Bulletin "Promoting Healthy Behavior" are available for $7 each and can be purchased from PRB's online store or by calling 202-483-1100 (or 800-877-9881). Copies are free to audiences in developing countries.