Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action
Interesting conversational beginner-friendly course taught by Marney A. White, PhD, MS, a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on eating and weight disorders, and behavioral health more broadly.
It is offered through Yale University’s School of Public Health / Yale Online in collaboration with Coursera.
About the course
This course might be useful for people designing public health interventions or health promotion campaigns (nutrition, physical activity, mental health) informed by behavioral science.
Advising clinical programs or patient counseling by integrating behavior-change strategies (e.g., nudges, prompts, reinforcement).
Evaluating and improving existing health programs by analyzing why people do or do not change, and adjusting the structure accordingly.
Personal health and self-improvement: applying behavior change insights to your own habits (diet, exercise, stress).
