Human behavior often seems “maladaptive”,“self-defeating”, or “dysfunctional” to the
observer. Upon closer examination, the rationality of human behavior largely depends on …

While sustainability rating systems for buildings have been established for nearly 20 years,
systems to specifically recognize healthy buildings are much more recent arrivals to the …

Background The idea that behaviour can be influenced at population level by altering the
environments within which people make choices (choice architecture) has gained traction in …

As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Music is so ubiquitous that it can be easy to overlook the powerful influence it exerts in so
many areas of our lives-from birth, through childhood, to old age. The Social and Applied …

Coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke, diabetes, and some specific cancers, which
until recently were common only in high-income countries, are now becoming the dominant …

BACKGROUND: It is now widely believed that health promotion strategies should go beyond
education or communication to achieve significant behavioral changes among the target …

Objective. To review the literature to determine whether policy and environmental
interventions can increase people's physical activity or improve their nutrition. Data Sources …

In 2000, the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide) completed a
systematic review of the effectiveness of various approaches to increasing physical activity …

Can ubiquitous technologies be designed to nudge people to change their behavior? If so,
how? We describe an ambient installation that was intended to help people decide-and to …