Meeting statement: Call to action for step-change in health behaviours

Enabling, supporting and promoting positive health-related behaviours is critical in addressing the major public health challenges of our time, and the multifaceted nature of behaviours requires an evidence-based approach. This statement seeks to suggest how a much-needed enhanced use of behavioural...

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Published in:	Public health in practice (Oxford, England) Vol. 7; p. 100498
Main Authors:	Bach Habersaat, Katrine, Koylyu, Anastasia, Likki, Tiina, Fietje, Nils, Scherzer, Martha, Snijders, Vee, Mazhnaia, Alona, Roy, Svenja, Berisha, Merita, Basholli, Florie Miftari, Catic, Sabina, Nagyova, Iveta, Sivelä, Jonas, Cirulli, Francesca, Van der Biest, Lien, Baros, Sladjana, Lagarija, Šeila Cilović, Schilling, Mathilde, Nohlen, Hannah U., Forjaz, Maria João, Romay-Barja, María, Üçüncü, İlayda, Flaschberger, Edith, Nikolić, Tatjana Krajnc, Nesterova, Olena, Lukmine, Igne, Rivero-Montesdeoca, Yaiza, Loss, Julika, Andreasyan, Diana, Oikonomou, Milena Carmina, Godoy-Ramirez, Karina, Karregård, Susanne, Murphy, Robert, Niskanovic, Jelena, Van Brussel, Leen, Telo de Arriaga, Miguel, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Price, Cortney, Altymysheva, Nurila, Jost, Karin Stein, Berjaoui, Roxane, Saaristo, Panu, Glazewska, Joanna, Topuridze, Marina, Craig, Brett, Mukhtarova, Parvina, Duishenkulova, Marina, Pace, Sarah, MacLennan, Mary, Bachanovikj, Marina, Jakubowski, Elke, Zeroug-Vial, Halima, Gould, Ashley, Cutler, Adam, Leurs, Mariken, Silitrari, Natalia, Bratu, Eugenia Claudia, Young, Jenny, Bianco, Viviane Melo, Butler, Robb
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Behaviour Communication Culture Health Policies Services Short Communication Services Policies Behaviour Health Culture Communication
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Summary:	Enabling, supporting and promoting positive health-related behaviours is critical in addressing the major public health challenges of our time, and the multifaceted nature of behaviours requires an evidence-based approach. This statement seeks to suggest how a much-needed enhanced use of behavioural and cultural science and insights for health could be advanced. and methods: Public health authorities of Europe and Central Asia and international partner organizations in September 2023 met in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss the way forward. Drawing on 1) country reporting to WHO, 2) interview study with public health authorities and 3) the meeting deliberations, this meeting statement was developed. The meeting statement presents a joint call for step-change accelerated use of evidence-based approaches for health behaviours. Actionable next steps for public health authorities and international and regional development partners in health are presented. The way forward involves increased resource allocation, integration of behavioural insights into health strategies, advocacy through case and cost-effectiveness examples and capacity building.
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ISSN:	2666-5352 2666-5352
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100498