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Behavioral Economics and Public Health
Christina A Roberto
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Description for Behavioral Economics and Public Health
Paperback. Behavioral Economics and Public Health is the first book to apply the groundbreaking insights of behavioral economics to the persisting problems of health behaviors and behavior change. Editor(s): Roberto, Christina A.; Kawachi, Ichiro. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KCK; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Behavioral economics has potential to offer novel solutions to some of today's most pressing public health problems: How do we persuade people to eat healthy and lose weight? How can health professionals communicate health risks in a way that is heeded? How can food labeling be modified to inform healthy food choices? Behavioral Economics and Public Health is the first book to apply the groundbreaking insights of behavioral economics to the persisting problems of health behaviors and behavior change. In addition to providing a primer on the behavioral economics principles that are most relevant to public ... Read more
Behavioral economics has potential to offer novel solutions to some of today's most pressing public health problems: How do we persuade people to eat healthy and lose weight? How can health professionals communicate health risks in a way that is heeded? How can food labeling be modified to inform healthy food choices? Behavioral Economics and Public Health is the first book to apply the groundbreaking insights of behavioral economics to the persisting problems of health behaviors and behavior change. In addition to providing a primer on the behavioral economics principles that are most relevant to public ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199398331
SKU
V9780199398331
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-22
About Christina A Roberto
Christina A. Roberto, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a psychologist and epidemiologist whose research aims to identify, understand, and alter the environmental and social forces that promote unhealthy eating behaviors linked to obesity and eating disorders. In her work, she draws upon ... Read more
Reviews for Behavioral Economics and Public Health
Want to promote healthy behavior? Make sure you understand the ideas in this important book. -Peter A Ubel, Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Professor, Schools of Business, Public Policy, and Medicine, Duke University Roberto and Kawachi have put together a collection of insights that health policy professionals will need to understand to create the largest impacts moving forward. ... Read more