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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹

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Professor of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine Heidelberg University (CPD) www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/medical-f… Director NIHR Policy Research Unit Behavioural & Social Science @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social

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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Here we explore the new German government’s plans for disease prevention We make the case for a strategic shift towards prevention and highlight how the government can seize this opportunity to strengthen population health www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @marikeandreas.bsky.social
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Wir entwickeln eine adaptive/kontextsensitive Echtzeitkohorte mit der wir zeitnah Populationsdaten darüber sammeln können, wie die Bevölkerung auf Krisen und Gesundheitsrisiken reagiert Hier beschreiben wir die Idee & unter welchen Umständen Leute teilnehmen würden link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Wilhelm Hofmann @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
📢 New commentary out today in Nature Human Behaviour! We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face. 🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR #BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy
Comment: Rethinking behavior change interventions in policymaking
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Matti Heino @heinonmatti.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Deadline today 🚨 Apologies to all parties involved, but based on my insider information, the job announcement seriously undersells the opportunity potential presented here. On the other hand, this may increase your odds of landing an amazing post with a last minute application. Give it a thought 🤔
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We are hiring post docs in Public Health at the Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University Heidelberg. The advert is in German. Feel free to contact me if you are interested
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Diese Ausschreibung ist noch offen und wir freuen uns auf Bewerbungen von Menschen, die eine Leidenschaft für Public Health Forschung haben.
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Wir suchen PostDocs für die Abteilung Public Health, Präventiv- und Sozialmedizin der Universität Heidelberg an der Medizinischen Fakultät Mannheim bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46... Sprecht mich gern an.
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Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter / Postdoc (w/m/d) - Ausschreibung
Stellenausschreibung
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We are recruiting for postdoc positions in the Department of Public Health, Social & Preventive Medicine at Heidelberg University, Mannheim Medical Faculty, www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46... I'm happy to answer any questions.
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Wir rekrutieren für Postdoc Stellen in der Abt. Public Health, Sozial & Präventivmedizin der Uni Heidelberg, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Zentrum für Präventivmedizin & Digitale Gesundheit www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/cpd/public-h... bewerberportal.umm.de/Vacancies/46... Gern beantworte ich Fragen
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Public Health, Sozial- und Präventivmedizin: UMM Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Informationen der Medizinischen Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
On Thursday 13th March (17:30-19:00), our Co-Director Professor Angel Chater has her inaugural professorial lecture. This will take place at the University of Bedfordshire's Luton campus. To find out more, and to register your attendance, please visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-...
An image of Prof Angel Chater. She is standing in front of a blue background at a grey lectern
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Last year the Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture developed a Nutrition Strategy for Germany The Strategy was informed by Stakeholder a consultation. We evaluated the consultation based on qualitative interviews with stakeholders @marikeandreas.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Participatory Policy Processes in a Black Box? Stakeholder Interviews about the Development of Germany´s National Nutrition Strategy
Stakeholder participation in policy processes can make processes more effective, democratic, and foster consensus in complex policy fields – if manage…
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Studei aus Mannheim: Mehrheit fordert Werbeverbot für Junkfood
Werbung für Fast-Food, die sich gezielt an Kinder richtet, sollte verboten werden. Das fände zumindest eine Mehrheit der Deutschen gut, zeigt eine Studie der Universitätsmedizin Mannheim.
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
PRU practical guide to writing policy briefs has been downloaded 10.000 x from #OpenScienceFramework osf.io/preprints/os... It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers jointly developed by @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social @susanmichie.bsky.social
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Our first 2025 publication is out 🔓 We explored whether presenting less attractive 'decoy' options for Covid-19 vaccination appointments increased people's intention to get the vaccine. We found that use of decoys could increase uptake in some people. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Using an inferior decoy alternative to nudge COVID-19 vaccination - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Using an inferior decoy alternative to nudge COVID-19 vaccination
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 13/01/2025
Ein Straßensystem wie in New York, ein Altbauviertel mit Pariser Charme, eine lebendige Musikszene: Mannheim ist überraschend urban. Studentin Miriam Nägele erzählt, wo es die besten Konzerte und Joggingstrecken gibt.
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Studieren in Mannheim: Campus, Wohnviertel, WG-Zimmer-Preise, die besten Kneipen
Ein Straßensystem wie in New York, ein Altbauviertel mit Pariser Charme, eine lebendige Musikszene: Mannheim ist überraschend urban. Studentin Miriam Nägele erzählt, wo es die besten Konzerte und Joggingstrecken gibt.
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Happy new year! We were productive in 2024 - check out a complete list of our publications at our website: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/outputs/publ...
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Publications, Conferences and other outputs - NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences
A list of the Unit’s publications and talks can be found here, with links to downloadable copies where available Journal articles Antonopoulou, V, Schenk, P.M, McKinlay, A.R, Chadwick, P, Meyer, C,  G...
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🔓 New paper 🔓 We explored how healthcare professionals manage complaints and what factors influenced how complaints were responded to in a healthcare setting. Interviews and analysis were informed by two behavioural frameworks: COM-B model and the TDF. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Healthcare Professionals' Responses to Complaints: A Qualitative Interview Study With Patients, Carers and Healthcare Professionals Using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM‐B Model
Background Patient complaints in healthcare settings can provide feedback for monitoring and improving healthcare services. Behavioural responses to complaints (e.g., talking or apologising to a pat...
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
In our new #OpenAccess 🔓 paper we look into the process of integrating #VirtualWards within the NHS in England as a new way of delivering care to patients who would otherwise be hospitalized from the perspective of ICS commissioners. www.jmir.org/2024/1/e56494
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The Views and Experiences of Integrated Care System Commissioners About the Adoption and Implementation of Virtual Wards in England: Qualitative Exploration Study
Background: Virtual wards (VWs) are being introduced within the National Health Service (NHS) in England as a new way of delivering care to patients who would otherwise be hospitalized. Using digital ...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Schöne Sonntagslektüre aus der Sektion Wissen in der Süddeutschen mit Elementen aus einem Interview mit @veraaraujosoares.bsky.social
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Unser fantastischer Kollege Prof. Robert Finger ist der erste Klinikdirektor in Mannheim, der seine Antrittsvorlesung der Prävention widmet. Prävention ist an dieser Fakultät zuhause.
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
What is the future of outdoor sports during heat waves? Our colleagues Sophie Leer, Zoe Parsons and Sven Schneider identified related knowledge, practices and adaptation strategies among coaches in german outdoor sports www.ssph-journal.org/journals/int...
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SSPH+ | Gaps in Heat-Related Knowledge, Practices and Adaptation Strategies Among Coaches in German Outdoor Sports
ObjectivesClimate change is increasing the risk of heat-related illness in outdoor sports. Coaches have a responsibility to protect the athletes in their car...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Gemeinsam mit der Ministerin für Wissenschaft, Forschung Kunst BW Petra Olschowski, unseren Kolleg*innen aus dem Kompetenznetzwerk Präventivmedizin BW, unseren Partnern und Menschen aus Mannheim haben wir über die Zukunft der Prävention im Länd diskutiert Danke an alle! www.umm.de/medien/press...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
New paper in #HealthPolicy: It appears that the German public is far more willing to accept nutrition policies to protect population health and improve the sustainability of food systems than reflected in German policy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Unser Ministerpräsident Winfried Kretschmann eröffnet die Jahrestagung des Forums Gesundheitsstandort BW selbst. Die Ministerin Petra Olschowski vom MWK und die Staatssekretäre der Ministerien für Wirtschaft und für Soziales sind auch dabei. Gesundheit ist Priorität im Länd Baden-Württemberg 👍
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
New paper in #HealthPolicy: It appears that the German public is far more willing to accept nutrition policies to protect population health and improve the sustainability of food systems than reflected in German policy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Deutschlands enttäuschende Lebenserwartung und die Gründe dafür. Mein Interview zum Samstag in der RheinPlalz mit Daniel Krauser
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
In our new #OpenAccess paper we look into the process of integrating #VirtualWards within the NHS in England as a new way of delivering care to patients who would otherwise be hospitalized from the perspective of ICS commissioners. www.jmir.org/2024/1/e56494/ @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Falsifcation of home rapid antigen lateral fow tests during the COVID‑19 pandemic What do we know about prevalence, reasons and correlates? Our @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social work from the UK attemps some answers www.nature.com/articles/s41... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
See our new paper on understanding the public's decision making about seasonal flu vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic below! The study highlights the importance of tailored strategies based on decision making stages to increase flu vaccination uptake. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
👉 Overcoming doubt: developing #CDoH Essentials, a practical tool to introduce the commercial determinants of health ✍️ Anna Brook, Katherine Körner, @maizie333.bsky.social, Amy Barnes, Mark Petticrew academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @healthpromint.bsky.social
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Overcoming doubt: developing CDoH Essentials, a practical tool to introduce the commercial determinants of health
Abstract. Despite growing awareness of the importance of commercial determinants of health (CDoH), there has been limited development or evaluation of educ
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The new seats for the mobile research unit. UN Sustainable Development Goals in four languages each
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
From Smoking to Vaping: The Motivation for E-Cigarette Use at the Neurobiological Level – An fMRI Study New #OpenAccess Study from the Centre for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD) academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Tolles Essay in der @zeit.de "Es ginge relativ einfach anders. Es muss halt nur jemand machen" Das wäre doch mal ein Wahlkampfthema.... www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2...
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Lebenserwartung in Deutschland: Lasst uns doch einfach länger leben
Die Lebenserwartung in Deutschland liegt trotz höchster Gesundheitsausgaben jetzt unter dem EU-Durchschnitt. Das ist schade – und ließe sich ändern.
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The XPAND trial shows that a personalised intervention reduced UVR dose-to-face in XP patients & was cost-effective doi.org/10.1093/bjd/... XP is a very rare condition requiring N-of-1 methods for intervention development psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-... Br J Derm commentary doi.org/10.1093/bjd/...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Our recent work with Directors of Public Health shows how important the expertise of local public health was in reaching disadvantaged populations to offer Covid-19 vaccinations. Strong decentralised public health infastructure is a critical resilliance factor www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
So I've had a go at a Starter Pack thing to see if @nanettemutrie.bsky.social and I can find more #physicalactivity friends who have made the jump across. Additional tags welcomed and will add go.bsky.app/DsHNWPf
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Jack Birch @jackmbirch.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I put together a starter pack of those working in obesity and diet (and related areas) research and policy. I did it quickly this morning, so let me know if you'd like to be added! go.bsky.app/Q3xXqKM
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Our new mobile research unit has arrived A transformed E-Van with solar panels. Allows us to bring research to people, places & geographies Interior can be transformed into medical, sociological and psychological research labs. Also important: it has a quality coffee maker on board ☕️ #PublicHealth
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
PRU practical guide to writing policy briefs has been downloaded 10.000 x from #OpenScienceFramework osf.io/preprints/os... It makes it easy to communicate relevant evidence to policy decision makers jointly developed by @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social & @ucl-cbc.bsky.social @susanmichie.bsky.social
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Paul Glasziou @paulglasziou.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
AI for systematic reviews? “It seems to do OK with reading and assessing papers,” Clark says, “but it did very badly at all these other tasks”, Nature News - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
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Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I have started a Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Geert Crombez and I are editors of #HealthPsychologyReview, the leading review journal in #HealthPsychology HPR publishes empirical reviews & theoretical/conceptual work advancing evidence, science & practice Happy to answer questions about scope, submissions etc www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhp...
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Our new mobile research unit has arrived A transformed E-Van with solar panels. Allows us to bring research to people, places & geographies Interior can be transformed into medical, sociological and psychological research labs. Also important: it has a quality coffee maker on board ☕️ #PublicHealth
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Falko Sniehotta 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🇵🇹 @fsniehotta.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Vera Araujo-Soares @veraaraujosoares.bsky.social is presenting a keynote at the Behaviour Change for Health & Sustainability Conference 2025 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch... #BCConf2025 She will discuss the health of the planet and its link to population health www.umm.uni-heidelberg.de/medical-facu...
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NIHR PRU Behavioural and Social Sciences @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
In particular, the review will look at the impact of populist attitudes on the acceptability and uptake of public health interventions. The review findings may inform future public health interventions to increase individual and population-level acceptability and uptake. (2/2)
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