Review of the Day Reconstruction Method (DRM)
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
A promising research tool for assessing feelings and subjective well-being which needs more rigorous testing.
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Aspirin Use and Cardiovascular Event in Social Networks
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Nicholas Christakis is exploring how health outcomes and behaviors spread throughout a person’s social network. Study results add to the evidence that people’s health and health behaviors are influenced by their social connections.
Health Behavior Change and Treatment Adherence
January 1, 2010 | Book
This book synthesizes the results from more than 50 years of empirical research, resulting in simple, powerful, and practical guidance for health professionals who want to know the most effective strategies for helping their clients to put long-term health-relevant behavior changes into practice.
Website Helps Community Leaders Translate Research Into Behavior Changes Using the RE-AIM Framework
November 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
Between 2000 and 2005, researchers associated with the Behavior Change Consortium conducted a study designed to help move behavior change interventions from research settings into community settings.
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
National Program
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships is an innovative approach to preventing teen dating violence and abuse by teaching 11 to 4 year-olds about healthy relationships.
Video Game Training Enhances Cognitive Control in Older Adults
September 5, 2013 | Journal Article
A custom-designed video game can assess cognitive abilities over time and improve cognitive abilities as people age.
Health Games Research: Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health
January 30, 2013 | National Program
Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health.
Adolescent Exergame Play for Weight Loss and Psychosocial Improvement
June 14, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines the use of exergames, (i.e., video games that require gross motor skills), to combat growing adolescent obesity rates. It is the first study to demonstrate weight loss from exergame play. Recruited from an urban public high schoo ...
What's Next Health: danah boyd
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video/Infographic
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. danah boyd—social scientist and high priestess of Internet friendship—challenges our assumptions and discusses what this means for health.
Exergaming and Older Adult Cognition
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Physical exercise may prevent or delay dementia, but how to get older adults to exercise when so few do? This study suggests virtual "cybercycling" can produce a beneficial cognitive effect over and above traditional exercise.