Public health recommendations have always been a hard sell. Resistance to new behaviors – like the mask-wearing and social distancing advised during the COVID-19 pandemic – is part of human nature.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Health behaviors
Displaying all articles
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
It's draining and depressing to stay on high alert month after month after month. Understanding pandemic fatigue better might help you strengthen your resolve.
New Canadian clinical practice guidelines for obesity aim to help reduce the prevalence and impact of weight bias and stigma in clinical care, and also encourage the public to advocate for change.
Policies meant to improve public health – like mandatory face masks during the coronavirus pandemic – need to take into account how people might adjust other behaviors in response.
Human psychology has evolved to avoid situations that could lead to infection. Behavioral choices now could have long-term effects on how people interact with others and the world.
Childhood adversity doesn't just affect our choices – according to new research, it also weakens the body's fundamental ability to stay healthy in old age.
Are healthy behaviors virtuous (and unhealthy ones sinful), or are they just like any other choice? Here's how we could likely improve our health if we viewed choice differently.
Employment is good for health, but it is even better for white men than for others. And unemployment is worse for white men than others. Could these findings shine light on our political situation?
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon
-
Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
-
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
-
Jay Maddock is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
-
Researcher in Social Epidemiology, University of York
-
Associate Professor of Economics, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business & Entrepreneurship
-
Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Miami
-
Assistant Professor, Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University
-
Professor and Registered Psychologist, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
-
Associate Professor of Psychology, Cornell University
-
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
-
Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh
